AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
bewilderingverbUS /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
CalaisnounUS /kəˈleɪ/
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
concealverbUS /kənˈsiːl/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
Elma
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From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
ExpressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The more I had tried to probe it, the more inexplicable had I found it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
hordenounUS /hɔːrd/
a vast multitude
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
increasedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːst/
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
inexplicableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəkˈsplɪsəbəl/
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading The more I had tried to probe it, the more inexplicable had I found it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
JUSTadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more I had tried to probe it, the more inexplicable had I found it.
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
Nord
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From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
OFFadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
PetersburgnounUS /ˈpiːtərzbərɡ/
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
police-agents
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From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
posthaste
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From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
probeverbUS /proʊb/
question or examine thoroughly and closely
From this reading The more I had tried to probe it, the more inexplicable had I found it.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
STRANDnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The more I had tried to probe it, the more inexplicable had I found it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The mystery had so increased until now it had become absolutely bewildering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Nord Express had brought me posthaste across Europe from Petersburg to Calais, and I was again in London.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading JUST OFF THE STRAND A week had gone by.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
Zurloff
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From this reading I had left Elma in the care of the Princess Zurloff, whom I knew would conceal her from the horde of police-agents now in search of her.
