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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 I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
accomplicenounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪs/
a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
ago
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
any
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
Assassin
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From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
cannot
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From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
case
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From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
correct
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From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
day
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
discovered
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
else
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
enable
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From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
escaped
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
Evening
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From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
ExpectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
happened
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
how
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
kept
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
murderer
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
namely
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
natural
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From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
night
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
only
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From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
place
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
real
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From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
Room
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
Rouletabille
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From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
said
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From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
say
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From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
scenes
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From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
searching
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
simple
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From this reading I can only say that I believe it to be correct and, in any case, a quite natural and simple one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
Stangerson
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
state
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From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
theory
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From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
three
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
various
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From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
whole
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
wondering
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From this reading As to what happened in this place three nights ago, I must say it kept me wondering for a whole day and a night.
working
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From this reading But so long as I am not sure of the real murderer, I cannot state the theory on which I am working.
Yellow
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From this reading I myself believe that I have discovered what everybody else is searching for, namely, how the murderer escaped from The Yellow Room, without any accomplice, and without Mademoiselle Stangerson having had anything to do with it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” “I must take you,” said Rouletabille, “so as to enable you to understand, to the various scenes.
