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able
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The confounded fellow must be somewhere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
bound
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
closet
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading The confounded fellow must be somewhere.
conversation
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
dark
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
Don
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
fellow
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From this reading The confounded fellow must be somewhere.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
funny
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From this reading "That's funny.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
le
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From this reading "No, nothing new, Monsieur le Préfet," replied Mazeroux.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
Luis
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
Mazeroux
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
men
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
Monsieur
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From this reading "No, nothing new, Monsieur le Préfet," replied Mazeroux.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The confounded fellow must be somewhere.
new
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From this reading "No, nothing new, Monsieur le Préfet," replied Mazeroux.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, nothing new, Monsieur le Préfet," replied Mazeroux.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No, nothing new, Monsieur le Préfet," replied Mazeroux.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
overhear
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
panel
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
Police
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
Prefect
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
Préfet
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From this reading "No, nothing new, Monsieur le Préfet," replied Mazeroux.
put
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
recognized
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
released
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, nothing new, Monsieur le Préfet," replied Mazeroux.
room
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
secondly
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
sergeant
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
sliding
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
somewhere
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From this reading The confounded fellow must be somewhere.
sound
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
That's
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From this reading "That's funny.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
two
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
up
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
voice
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From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Don Luis recognized the Prefect of Police by his voice; and the question put by the Prefect told him, first, that Mazeroux had been released from the dark closet where he had bound him up, and, secondly, that the sergeant was in the next room.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
worked
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From this reading Fortunately, the sliding panel had worked without the least sound; and Don Luis was able to overhear the conversation between the two men.
