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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 A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
affairs
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
all
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
amply
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
Beasley
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
boom
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From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
booming
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From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
business
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
camp
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From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
completed
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From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
dared
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From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
day
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
financial
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From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
gold
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
heart
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From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
hope
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From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
increasing
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
joy
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From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
Melford's
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
MISCHIEF
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
months
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
more
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From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
nature
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From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
Nearly
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
never
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From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
new
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From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
opening
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
output
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
passed
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
prospering
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
round
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
saloon
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From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
STUDY
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
success
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From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
three
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From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
Traders
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
triumph
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From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
up
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From this reading Traders were opening up business all round him, and the output of gold was increasing every day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His new saloon was the joy of his heart.
week
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From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A STUDY IN MISCHIEF Nearly three months had passed and all Beasley Melford's affairs were amply prospering.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been completed more than a week, which week had been something in the nature of a triumph of financial success.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The camp was booming as he had never dared to hope it would boom.
