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37
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
ailed
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From this reading What ailed her?
air
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
Beaconsfield
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
boarders
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
discussion
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From this reading The mystery of Miss Semaphore’s illness was under discussion.
electrical
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
excitement
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
ferment
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
Gardens
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had happened.
happened
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From this reading Something had happened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What ailed her?
illness
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From this reading The mystery of Miss Semaphore’s illness was under discussion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
individual
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
Kensington
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
know
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
Miss
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From this reading The mystery of Miss Semaphore’s illness was under discussion.
mystery
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From this reading The mystery of Miss Semaphore’s illness was under discussion.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
quite
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
rapidly
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
Semaphore's
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From this reading The mystery of Miss Semaphore’s illness was under discussion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had happened.
South
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From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
spreads
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
there
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The mystery of Miss Semaphore’s illness was under discussion.
unrest
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From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No. 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, South Kensington, was in a ferment of excitement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The boarders did not quite know what, but there was in the air that electrical unrest that spreads so rapidly from one individual to another.
