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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
appeared
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From this reading The police appeared in swarms.
aroused
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From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
bed
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
Bernard
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
ChâteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
Count
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
daylight
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From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
dead
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
Delorme
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
Delorme's
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
disturbed
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
easily
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
established
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
fainted
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
fate
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
found
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
identity
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
ill
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
Madame
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
man
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
met
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
morning
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From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
murdered
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
Next
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From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
old
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
park
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
police
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From this reading The police appeared in swarms.
region
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From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
robbed
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From this reading Count Delorme had been found dead, robbed and murdered, in the park of the Château Bernard.
seen
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
surmised
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
swarms
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From this reading The police appeared in swarms.
taken
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
told
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
very
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From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
way
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From this reading Delorme's identity was easily established, and it was surmised that he was on his way to the château when he had met his fate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No one had seen him at the château, and old Madame Bernard had fainted when told of the murdered man being found in the park, and had taken to her bed very ill, so she could not be disturbed.
whole
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From this reading Next morning, by daylight, the whole region was aroused.
