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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 “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
Alexis
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
barely
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
bottle
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
bring
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
Chief
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
demanded
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
Excellency
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
fear
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
flask
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From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
four
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From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
glass
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
glasses
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From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
held
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From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is what we want you to do.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
Koupriane
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
Natacha's
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
out
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
Pere
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
phial
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From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
pocket
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
poison
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
Police
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From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
poured
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
pull
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
put
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
reporter
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
Rouletabille
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
saw
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
small
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
stoppered
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From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is that little phial?” demanded Koupriane, as he saw Rouletabille pull a small, stoppered bottle out of his pocket.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
touched
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must tell us what poison these four glasses have held, and what poison is still in this flask and this little phial.”
vodka
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From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
want
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From this reading Here is what we want you to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reporter replied, “I have put into this bottle the vodka that was poured into Natacha’s glass and mine and that we barely touched.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here is what we want you to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here is what we want you to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pere Alexis, I do bring you poison again, but you have nothing to fear, for His Excellency the Chief of Police is with me.
