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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 original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
acid
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
action
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From this reading The action of such a bomb would be perfectly simple.
all
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From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
Attached
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The action of such a bomb would be perfectly simple.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
bomb
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From this reading The action of such a bomb would be perfectly simple.
bulb
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
butt
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From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
cellar
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
celluloid
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
consisted
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
contact
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
containing
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
curious
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
device
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
duly
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
electrician
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
experts
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
filament
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
fine
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
fit
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
found
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
gun-cotton
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
lamp-holder
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
little
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
machine
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
made
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
opinion
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From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
ordinary
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
original
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
perfectly
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From this reading The action of such a bomb would be perfectly simple.
piece
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
place
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
poison-bomb
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From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
prussic
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
pure
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
remained
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From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
report
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
round
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
Scotland
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
sealed
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From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
sent
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
simple
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From this reading The action of such a bomb would be perfectly simple.
socket
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The action of such a bomb would be perfectly simple.
taken
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
thread
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In their opinion, the butt was all that remained of an ingenious poison-bomb.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
wire
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Attached to the socket, and in contact with the gun-cotton, had been a sealed celluloid bulb containing pure prussic acid.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The action of such a bomb would be perfectly simple.
wrapped
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From this reading The original machine consisted of a socket made to fit into an ordinary lamp-holder, but the place of the filament had been taken by a piece of fine wire, round which had been wrapped a thread of gun-cotton.
Yard
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From this reading At Scotland Yard The experts to whom the curious device found by the electrician in the little cellar had been sent duly made their report.
