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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 Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
abroad
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From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
ago
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
allowed
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From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
ascertain
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
assault
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
away
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
blandly
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
Brighton
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
case
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
circulated
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From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
clue
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From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
corner
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
day
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
days
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
deeper
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
disappearance
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
don't
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
doubt
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
down
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
easy
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
Edward
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
enough
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
extraordinary
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
felt
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
following
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
fortnight
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
freely
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From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
furnished
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
gone
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
held
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From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
House
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
interested
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
journeyed
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
lay
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
lodger
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
man
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
more
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
Morton's
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
Mr
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
ostensibly
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
out
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
police
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From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
PRISONER
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
really
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
rented
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
robbery
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
room
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
Russell
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From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
Skinner
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
subtle
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
supposed
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
taken
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
three
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
two
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From this reading His name was supposed to be Edward Skinner, and he had taken the room about a fortnight ago, but had gone away ostensibly for two or three days on the very day of Mr. Morton's mysterious disappearance.
very
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From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
way
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From this reading Certainly it had nothing very out of the way or mysterious about it, but I journeyed down to Brighton nevertheless, as I felt that something deeper and more subtle lay behind that extraordinary assault, following a robbery, no doubt.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE PRISONER "I really don't know," continued the man in the corner blandly, "what it was that interested me in the case from the very first.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had been easy enough to ascertain who the lodger was who had rented the furnished room in Russell House.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must tell you that the police had allowed it to be freely circulated abroad that they held a clue.
