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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 Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIDDEN TREASURE.
actions
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From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
all
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From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
always
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
appeared
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
ask
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
away
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From this reading She had not visited the shore for recreation, and was not idling away a vacation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
Bennington
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
carry
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
Cliff
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
coming
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
commenced
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
conversation
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
day
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
days
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
desired
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
evidently
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
failed
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
HIDDEN
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIDDEN TREASURE.
House
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
idling
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From this reading She had not visited the shore for recreation, and was not idling away a vacation.
important
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
indicated
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From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
landlord
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From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
Leopold
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
Liverage
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
Mr
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
mystery
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not visited the shore for recreation, and was not idling away a vacation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
out
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
promise
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
purpose
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
recreation
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From this reading She had not visited the shore for recreation, and was not idling away a vacation.
revelation
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
Sarah
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
shore
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From this reading She had not visited the shore for recreation, and was not idling away a vacation.
solution
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
some
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIDDEN TREASURE.
speech
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From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
startling
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From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIDDEN TREASURE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
three
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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had been three days at the Cliff House before the mystery of her coming appeared to promise a solution.
TREASURE
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIDDEN TREASURE.
vacation
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From this reading She had not visited the shore for recreation, and was not idling away a vacation.
visited
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From this reading She had not visited the shore for recreation, and was not idling away a vacation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The landlord was sure she had come for something, for all her speech and all her actions indicated this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day she commenced a conversation with Mr. Bennington, and the next with Leopold; and, though she evidently desired to make some important revelation, or ask some startling question, she always failed to carry out her purpose.
