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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 LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
arranged
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From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
bedroom
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From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
bunches
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
clear
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From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
consisted
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
contents
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From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
copied
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
disturbed
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From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
documents
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From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
drawers
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From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
dressing-table
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From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
evidence
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From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
excursion
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
few
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
friends
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
girl
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
inspection
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From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
LETTERS
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From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
made
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From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
mainly
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
newspapers
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
old
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
programmes
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
Punsonby's
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
rapid
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From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
recipes
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
room
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From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
rough
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From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
searched
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From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
searching
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From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
snapshots
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
some
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From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
sort
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From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
stay
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summer
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
survey
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From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
taken
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
theatre
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
THERE
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From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
things
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From this reading She arranged the things in some sort of rough order and made an inspection of her bedroom.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The drawers of her dressing-table were open, and though the contents had been little disturbed, it was clear that they had been searched.
too
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From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
unimportant
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From this reading They were unimportant, and consisted mainly of letters from the few girl friends she had made during her stay at Punsonby's--old theatre programmes, recipes copied from newspapers and bunches of snapshots taken on her last summer excursion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here, too, there was evidence that somebody had been searching the room.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LETTERS THAT WERE NOT THERE She made a rapid survey of the documents.
