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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 “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
all
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
apartment
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
attention
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
Barbérie
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
belle
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
cannot
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
change
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
companion
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
contraband
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
countenance
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
dealer
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
description
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
diverted
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
end
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
exclamations
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
expression
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
eye
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
face
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
features
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
fiercely
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
flushed
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
form
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
hid
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
hurry
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
incredulity
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
instantly
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
intelligible
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
la
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
Launcelot
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
leaped
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
light
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
Ludlow
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
man
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
man's
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
moment
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
Murder
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
necessary
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
occurred
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
officer
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
other
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
out
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
pavilion
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
person
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
present
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
Queen
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From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
reader
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
refused
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
render
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
repeat
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
retreat
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
say
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
searched
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
single
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
son
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
stranger's
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From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
then
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
there
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
Truth
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From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
turned
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From this reading The exclamations and retreat of la belle Barbérie, for a single moment, diverted his attention; and then he turned, suddenly, not to say fiercely, towards her companion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is not necessary to repeat the description of the stranger’s person, in order to render the change, which instantly occurred in the countenance of Ludlow, intelligible to the reader.
whole
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “—Truth will come to light; Murder cannot be hid long, a man’s son may; But in the end, truth will out.—” Launcelot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The officer of the Queen had leaped into the pavilion, with the flushed features and all the hurry of an excited man.
wonder
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From this reading His eye, at first, refused to believe there was no other present; and when it had, again and again, searched the whole apartment, it returned to the face and form of the dealer in contraband, with an expression of incredulity and wonder.
