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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 Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
all
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From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
arrived
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From this reading The hour and the man arrived together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
explosions
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From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
hour
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From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
inquiries
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
Inquiry
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From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
inventor
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From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
lived
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
made
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
man
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From this reading The hour and the man arrived together.
Minister
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
ministers
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From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
named
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From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
now
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From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
office
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From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
own
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From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
Paris
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From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
police
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
private
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From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
receive
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From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
regarding
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
said
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From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
scientist
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
showed
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From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
suburb
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
suspicious
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From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
then
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From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
there
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From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
together
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From this reading The hour and the man arrived together.
true
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From this reading Inquiry showed that all he had said about his own private fortune was true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was, as I have said, before the time of the Paris explosions, and ministers were not so suspicious then as they are now.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Minister made inquiries regarding the scientist, who lived in a little suburb of Paris, and found that there was nothing against him on the books of the police.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
wrote
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From this reading The Minister therefore wrote to the inventor, and named an hour at which he would receive him in his private office.
