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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 Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
allowed
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From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
arranged
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
attaching
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
bench
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
burdened
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
busily
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
capacious
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
carefully
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
case
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
cocoa
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
contained
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
cup
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
disturbed
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From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
door
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
engaged
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
herbalist
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From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
inner
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
interrupted
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
knocking
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
label
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
laid
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
late
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
leisurely
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
locked
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
loud
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
Ludgrove
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
made
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
man
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From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
mass
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
Mr
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
name
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
night
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
out
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
Pipe-stem
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
plants
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
Poisoned
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
proceeded
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
returned
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
room
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
rows
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
scribbled
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From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
shop
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
Suffolk
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
suit-case
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
Sunday
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
then
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
thus
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From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
train
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From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
trifles
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From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
unpack
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From this reading He made himself a cup of cocoa, and then proceeded leisurely to unpack the case.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It contained a carefully arranged mass of plants, which he laid out in rows, attaching to each a label upon which he scribbled its name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was thus busily engaged, when he was interrupted by a loud knocking upon the door of the shop, which he had locked behind him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The herbalist was not a man who allowed himself to be disturbed by trifles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Poisoned Pipe-stem Mr. Ludgrove returned from Suffolk by a late train on Sunday night, burdened with a capacious suit-case, which he laid on the bench in the inner room.
