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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 If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
campaign
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
declaration
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
depths
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
extraordinary
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
eyes
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
flask
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From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
four
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From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
glasses
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From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
heard
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
kiosk
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From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
Koupriane
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
looking
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
more
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
Natacha
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From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
Now
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From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
only
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From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
person
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From this reading If there was no poison in the flask, the poison must have been poured directly into the glasses by a person who was in the kiosk!
persons
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From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
poison
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From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
poisoned
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From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
poured
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From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
Priemkof
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From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
rose
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
Rouletabille
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
Rouletabille's
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
seized
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
some
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
startled
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
startling
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From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
there
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From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rouletabille, as he heard this extraordinary declaration, rose, more startled than he had ever been in the course of this startling campaign.
threw
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
two
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From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, there were only four persons in the kiosk: the two who were poisoned and Natacha and himself, Rouletabille.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “It was not Priemkof who poured the poison, because there was no poison in the flask.”
words
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
wrist
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From this reading Koupriane seized Rouletabille’s wrist and threw some terrible words at him, looking into the depths of his eyes:
