AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Maybe he didn't have any," suggested Ned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
CLEWnoun
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
didn't
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From this reading "Maybe he didn't have any," suggested Ned.
documentsnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəmənts/
plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading They must have taken all the documents Mr. Petrofsky had."
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They must have taken all the documents Mr. Petrofsky had."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
he'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
MaybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/
by chance
From this reading "Maybe he didn't have any," suggested Ned.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading They must have taken all the documents Mr. Petrofsky had."
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have taken all the documents Mr. Petrofsky had."
Ned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
Petrofsky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have taken all the documents Mr. Petrofsky had."
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
ridverbUS /rɪd/
relieve from
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
RUSSIAnounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Maybe he didn't have any," suggested Ned.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They must have taken all the documents Mr. Petrofsky had."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must have taken all the documents Mr. Petrofsky had."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A CLEW FROM RUSSIA "Nothing much up here," remarked Tom, when he and Ned had gone all over the second floor twice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That scrap of paper, which put me on to the fact that some one from the Russian government had been here, is about all.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "If he was wise he'd get rid of them when he knew he was being shadowed, as he told us.
