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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 When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
all
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
almost
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
Andrew
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
bent
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
called
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
came
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
Carter
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
chest
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
chin
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
circle
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
closed
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
curiosity
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
detective
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
dismissing
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
expression
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
eyes
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
faces
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
fixed
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
go
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
grim
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
head
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
Howard
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
interested
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
Jarvis
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
Lampton
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
large
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
lips
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
Louden
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
mahogany
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
man
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
massive
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
menservants
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
Milmarsh
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
MURDER
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From this reading MURDER WILL OUT.
Nick
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
Now
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
only
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
opposite
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
OUT
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From this reading MURDER WILL OUT.
person
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
PowersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
rested
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
room
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
said
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
sitting
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
table
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From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
there
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
Thomas
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
tightly
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From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
two
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From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
vacantly
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From this reading He was sitting opposite Nick Carter, his head bent forward, so that his chin almost rested on his chest, and his eyes fixed vacantly upon the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who had been called Howard Milmarsh was the only person in the large circle about the massive mahogany table who seemed not to be interested.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MURDER WILL OUT.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Thomas Jarvis, with a grim expression on his tightly closed lips, came into the room, there was a look of curiosity on the faces of both Louden Powers and Andrew Lampton.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now that we are all here, you may go,” said the detective, dismissing the two menservants.
