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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 I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
affair
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
beginning
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
called
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
came
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
Cheyne
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
Cheyne's
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
Clay-marked
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
Clue
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
contact
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
day
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
diamonds
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
drugged
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
Edgecombe
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
explain
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
first
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
fortune
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
French
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
going
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
good
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Cheyne has told you about that, sir?”
hotel
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
How
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
Jesse
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
just
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
know
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
little
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
lost
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
lunch
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
man
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
manager
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
Mr
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
need
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
nodded
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
only
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
other
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
Plymouth
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
presumably
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
recover
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
said
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
Shoe
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
sir
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From this reading Mr. Cheyne has told you about that, sir?”
some
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
Speedwell
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From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
struck
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
tell
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Cheyne has told you about that, sir?”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
Then
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
told
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From this reading Mr. Cheyne has told you about that, sir?”
unknown
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From this reading “The first point that struck me about Mr. Cheyne’s little affair was, How did the unknown man know Mr. Cheyne was going to lunch at that hotel on that day?
visitor
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From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
went
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From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading French nodded and the other went on: “Then I need only tell you what Mr. Cheyne presumably does not know.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I may just explain before beginning that I came into contact with Mr. Jesse, the manager, over some diamonds which were lost by a visitor to the hotel and which I had the good fortune to recover.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Clue of the Clay-marked Shoe “You know, Mr. French,” said Speedwell, “about my being called in by the manager of the Edgecombe in Plymouth when Mr. Cheyne was drugged?
