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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 To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
Adrian
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From this reading “The same hand wrote both!” declared Adrian.
agreed
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
all
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
BELT
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From this reading THE STEALING OF THE SACRED BELT.
Billie
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “The same hand wrote both!” declared Adrian.
boys
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
convince
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
crooked
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
declared
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From this reading “The same hand wrote both!” declared Adrian.
Donald
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
doubly
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
examination
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
fact
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
good
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
hand
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From this reading “The same hand wrote both!” declared Adrian.
handwriting
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
hasty
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
head
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
held
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
hit
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
how
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
latter
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
make
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
nail
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
necessary
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE SACRED BELT.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
other
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
out
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
paper
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
piece
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
proved
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
pulled
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
remark
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
right
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
SACRED
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From this reading THE STEALING OF THE SACRED BELT.
said
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “The same hand wrote both!” declared Adrian.
saw
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
secured
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
similarity
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
soiled
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
spring
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
STEALING
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From this reading THE STEALING OF THE SACRED BELT.
struck
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
sure
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
suspicions
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE SACRED BELT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
three
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
time
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From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make doubly sure Billie pulled out the latter, he having secured it at the time; and a hasty examination proved to be all that was necessary to convince the three boys that their suspicions held good.
told
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
warning
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From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
way
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From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In fact, all of them had been struck with the similarity of the crooked handwriting that they saw upon the soiled piece of paper before them, and that which had been upon the warning at the spring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
wrote
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From this reading “The same hand wrote both!” declared Adrian.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hit the right nail on the head, Billie, when you said that,” was the way Donald told how he agreed with the remark of the other.
