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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 During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
able
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
all
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Will you come along?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
cigars
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
clues
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
come
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From this reading Will you come along?”
conversed
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
couple
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
Crowth
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detail
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
discussion
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
doctor
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
engaged
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
exhaustion
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
form
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
French
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
general
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
go
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
happened
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
I'll
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
It's
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
just
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
knew
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
later
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
leisurely
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
matter
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
meal
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
Morgan
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
Mr
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
name
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
nine
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
o'clock
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
only
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
perhaps
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
private
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
really
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
repeated
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
resumed
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
room
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
round
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
said
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
see
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
sergeant
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
showed
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
signs
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
subject
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From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
suggest
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
then
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
theory
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
think
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
topics
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
tragedy
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From this reading During a leisurely meal in the private room French had engaged they conversed on general topics, but later over a couple of cigars they resumed their discussion of the tragedy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “It’s only just nine o’clock,” French said when the subject showed signs of exhaustion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you come along?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
word
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From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
work
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From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The sergeant repeated in detail all that he knew of the matter, but he was neither able to suggest clues upon which to work, nor yet to form a theory as to what had really happened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think I’ll go round and have a word with this Mr. Morgan, and then perhaps we could see the doctor—Crowth, you said his name was?
