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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 FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
alert
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
also
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
altogether
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
America
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
aside
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
assembled
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
assistant
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
attorney
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
automobiles
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
became
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
Bureau
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
clerk
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
company
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
complained
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From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
considerable
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
constitute
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
crowded
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
decidedly
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
disgorged
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
district
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
drive
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
Elmhurst
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
expert
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
finger-prints
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
FRANCISCO
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
Freylinghuisen
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
gates
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
glasses
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
Godfrey
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
Goldberger
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
greatest
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
head
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
hold
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From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
house
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
Identification
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
impossible
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
jury
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
later
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
library
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
loudly
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From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
made
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
man
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
many
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From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
men
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
mob
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
moment
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
o'clock
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
others
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From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
photographers
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
physician
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
puffed
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
pushed
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From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
reporters
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
room
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
sent
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From this reading The district attorney had sent up an assistant, also with a stenographer, and altogether the room was decidedly crowded.
SILVA
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
Simmonds
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
stenographer
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
string
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From this reading It became impossible a moment later, when a string of automobiles puffed up the drive and disgorged a mob of reporters and photographers.
Sylvester
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
ten
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
there
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From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
turned
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
up
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
way
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From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FRANCISCO SILVA It was not quite ten o'clock when Godfrey and I turned in at the gates of Elmhurst, next morning, and made our way up the drive to the house, but in the library we found a considerable company already assembled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Goldberger was there, with Freylinghuisen his physician, his clerk, his stenographer, and the men who were to constitute the jury; Simmonds was there, and with him was an alert little man in glasses, who, Godfrey told me in an aside, was Sylvester, the head of the Identification Bureau, and the greatest expert on finger-prints in America.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As many as the room would hold pushed into it, and the others stood outside in the drive and complained loudly.
