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adjournment
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
America
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat smoking his pipe, and made no further reply.
answers
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
Can't
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From this reading “Can’t you understand that I had to know Larsan’s true personality?”
day
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From this reading One day, however, on my still pressing him, he said:
days
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “No doubt,” I said, “but why did you go to America to find that out?”
doubt
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From this reading “No doubt,” I said, “but why did you go to America to find that out?”
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
evening
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
find
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From this reading “No doubt,” I said, “but why did you go to America to find that out?”
followed
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
further
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From this reading He sat smoking his pipe, and made no further reply.
given
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
go
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From this reading “No doubt,” I said, “but why did you go to America to find that out?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One day, however, on my still pressing him, he said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can’t you understand that I had to know Larsan’s true personality?”
Larsan's
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From this reading “Can’t you understand that I had to know Larsan’s true personality?”
made
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From this reading He sat smoking his pipe, and made no further reply.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
more
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day, however, on my still pressing him, he said:
Mystery
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
obtained
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, however, on my still pressing him, he said:
opportunities
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
out
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From this reading “No doubt,” I said, “but why did you go to America to find that out?”
Paris
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
personality
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From this reading “Can’t you understand that I had to know Larsan’s true personality?”
pipe
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From this reading He sat smoking his pipe, and made no further reply.
precise
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
pressing
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From this reading One day, however, on my still pressing him, he said:
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
reason
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
reply
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From this reading He sat smoking his pipe, and made no further reply.
said
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From this reading One day, however, on my still pressing him, he said:
sat
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From this reading He sat smoking his pipe, and made no further reply.
several
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat smoking his pipe, and made no further reply.
Stangerson
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, however, on my still pressing him, he said:
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
train
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
trial
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
true
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From this reading “Can’t you understand that I had to know Larsan’s true personality?”
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can’t you understand that I had to know Larsan’s true personality?”
voyage
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From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson During the days that followed I had several opportunities to question him as to his reason for his voyage to America, but I obtained no more precise answers than he had given me on the evening of the adjournment of the trial, when we were on the train for Paris.
why
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From this reading “No doubt,” I said, “but why did you go to America to find that out?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can’t you understand that I had to know Larsan’s true personality?”
