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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 A SCIENTIFIC MURDER.
absence
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
Albion
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
appointed
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From this reading Susan arrived at the appointed hour.
appointment
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
arrived
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From this reading Susan arrived at the appointed hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
await
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
barrister
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
chambers
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
coming
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
company
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
custom
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
dinner
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
Dr
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
Duncan
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
forty-eight
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
friend
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
given
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
happened
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
hospital
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
hour
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From this reading Susan arrived at the appointed hour.
hours
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
keys
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
latter
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
leave
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
lover
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
made
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
mistress
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
most
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
MURDER
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From this reading A SCIENTIFIC MURDER.
night
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
Now
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
o'clock
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
obtained
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
occasions
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
old
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
pass
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
restaurant
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
Riley
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
SCIENTIFIC
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From this reading A SCIENTIFIC MURDER.
set
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
six
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
Susan
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
theatre
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From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
there
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From this reading He had given her the set of keys to his chambers, so that she might let herself in at six o'clock, and there await his coming.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
usual
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From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On those occasions when Susan Riley obtained the usual forty-eight hours' leave of absence from the hospital, it was her custom to pass most of this time in the company of her lover the barrister.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, it happened on the night that Dr. Duncan had come across his old friend at the Albion, the latter had made an appointment with his mistress to take her to the theatre after a dinner at a restaurant.
