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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 The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
adjacent
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
Adventure
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
amateur
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
American
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
Author
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
authorities
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From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
battered
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
Berbalangs
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
caves
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
certain
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
cited
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From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
cloth
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
clubs
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
consumed
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
cooperative
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
covered
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
days
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
dingy
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
dusky
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From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
food
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
footnotes
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From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
Ford
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
furniture
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
genuine
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H
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
historic
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
horsehair
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
illustrations
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
improbable
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
incident
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
interest
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
J
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
Logan
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
Mall
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
many
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
now
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
only
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From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
palaces
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
Pall
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
perfectly
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From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
rather
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
refer
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From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
repair
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
room
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From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
Ryder
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From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
scene
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From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
sceptical
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From this reading He can only refer the sceptical to the perfectly genuine authorities cited in his footnotes.
seldom
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
shabby
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From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
sofa
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
sprawled
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From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
Street
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From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
suggested
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From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
thoroughfare
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From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was a dusky shabby little room in Ryder Street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To such caves many repair whose days are passed, and whose food is consumed, in the clubs of the adjacent thoroughfare of cooperative palaces, Pall Mall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading with illustrations by H. J. Ford It has been suggested to the Author that the incident of the Berbalangs, in The Adventure of the Fair American, is rather improbable.
