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26
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
ALL
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
bed
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
called
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
corner
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
dinner
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
Ferdinand
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Howard went on to see Mr. Ferdinand Knopf.
few
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
find
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
finished
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
Francis
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
friends
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
front
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
giving
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
go
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
Going
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
guests
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
heard
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
Howard
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
individual
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
jeweller
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
just
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
KNEW
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
Knopf
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Howard went on to see Mr. Ferdinand Knopf.
lights
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
man
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
missing
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
Mr
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
night
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mr. Francis Howard went on to see Mr. Ferdinand Knopf.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
round
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
saying
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
see
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Howard went on to see Mr. Ferdinand Knopf.
seeing
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
seen
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
servants
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
Shipman
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From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
suspicious
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
tramp
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
tried
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From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
up
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Going round to the front, and seeing the lights at No. 26 still in, he called upon Mr. Shipman.
waiting
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL HE KNEW "The tramp was missing," continued the man in the corner, "and Mr. Francis Howard tried to find the missing tramp.
washing
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From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Francis Howard went on to see Mr. Ferdinand Knopf.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The servants had just finished washing up, and were waiting to go to bed; neither they nor Mr. Shipman nor his guests had seen or heard anything of the suspicious individual.
whiskies-and-sodas
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From this reading The jeweller had had a few friends to dinner, and was giving them whiskies-and-sodas before saying good night.
