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_The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore." "Oh!" I exclaimed. "Anything that interests us?" "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything that interests us?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “_The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “"Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading I exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed.
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From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading "Oh!"
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
