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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 THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
apartment
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
bench
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
big
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From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
boards
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
boot
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From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
Brendon
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
bungalow
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
carpenter's
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
central
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From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
corner
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
destined
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
edge
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From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
ensanguined
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From this reading It was still wet in places and upon it lay shavings partially ensanguined.
floor
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
flowed
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From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
followed
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
Halfyard
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
impress
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From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
inspector
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still wet in places and upon it lay shavings partially ensanguined.
kitchen
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
laid
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
lay
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From this reading It was still wet in places and upon it lay shavings partially ensanguined.
lifted
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
littered
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
Michael
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
midst
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
much
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From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
nail-studded
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From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
partially
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From this reading It was still wet in places and upon it lay shavings partially ensanguined.
Pendean's
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
places
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From this reading It was still wet in places and upon it lay shavings partially ensanguined.
red
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From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
room
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
shavings
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
smears
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From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
soaked
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From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
some
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
stain
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From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still wet in places and upon it lay shavings partially ensanguined.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
tarpaulin
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From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
tarpaulinsplural nounUS /ˈtɑrpɔlɪnz/
sailors, especially experienced seamen
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
thrown
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From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
tools
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From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MYSTERY Brendon followed Halfyard into the apartment destined to be the kitchen of Michael Pendean's bungalow, and the inspector lifted some tarpaulins that had been thrown upon a corner of the room.
walls
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From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the edge of the central stain were smears and, among them, half the impress of a big, nail-studded boot.
wet
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From this reading It was still wet in places and upon it lay shavings partially ensanguined.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Under the tarpaulin a great red stain soaked to the walls, where much blood had flowed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the midst stood a carpenter's bench, and the floor, the boards of which had already been laid, was littered with shavings and tools.
