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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
announced
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
black
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From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
blankly
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From this reading "What woodpile?" demanded Jarvis blankly.
boarding
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
BOB
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
demanded
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From this reading "What woodpile?" demanded Jarvis blankly.
don't
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From this reading "You don't mean that you have solved the mystery?"
down
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
entered
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
found
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From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
GENTLEMAN
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
guessing
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From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
half
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
hiding
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From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
hour
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
house
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have."
I've
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
Jarvis
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From this reading "What woodpile?" demanded Jarvis blankly.
later
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
mean
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From this reading "You don't mean that you have solved the mystery?"
mystery
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From this reading "You don't mean that you have solved the mystery?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
room
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
solved
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From this reading "You don't mean that you have solved the mystery?"
Steve
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You don't mean that you have solved the mystery?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
there
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From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
torn
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What woodpile?" demanded Jarvis blankly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The one we have been guessing about; and I've found the black gentleman who has been in hiding there."
WOODPILE
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From this reading THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WOODPILE "BOB, I've torn down the woodpile," announced Steve, as he entered their room at the boarding house half an hour later.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't mean that you have solved the mystery?"
