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1917
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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 Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
Affair
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From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Arrangement
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attendants
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Author
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Ballinger
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broad
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Burt
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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central
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Chief
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From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
Close
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From this reading "Close the doors!
Company
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Copyright
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curiosities
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Disappearance
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Dodd
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Door
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doors
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From this reading "Close the doors!
down
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Etc
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few
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Frontispiece
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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H
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting:
hour
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Inc
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just
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L
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Legatee
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From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let no one out!
lingering
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loudly
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Made
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Mead
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museum
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New
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NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Let no one out!
noon
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting:
out
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From this reading Let no one out!
Published
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Publishers
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R
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runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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S
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shouting
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sight
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staircase
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startled
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting:
Strange
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From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting:
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting:
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Chief Legatee," "That Affair Next Door," "A Strange Disappearance," Etc.
U
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visitors
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting:
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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York
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