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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 few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
admirably
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From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
Belgrave
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
bowler
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
burglarnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
business
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From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
cab
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
came
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
capacious
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
Carne
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From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
coat
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
comes
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From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
few
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
fulfilled
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From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
further
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
Grace
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
handkerchief
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
hat
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
hitherto
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
home
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
instructions
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From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
Klimo
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
moments
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
night
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
Now
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
off
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From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
old-fashioned
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
percentage
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From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
Piccadilly
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
place
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
pocket
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
purchased
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
put
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
receive
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From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
red
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
said
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From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
silk
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
Simon
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
Square
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
streets
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
then
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
topper
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
turned
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
usual
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From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
wearing
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From this reading A few streets further on I purchased a bowler hat in place of the old-fashioned topper I had hitherto been wearing, and then took a cab from Piccadilly and came home."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
Wiltshire
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From this reading Now I must be turned into Klimo and be off to Belgrave Square to put His Grace of Wiltshire upon the track of this burglar."
wrapped
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From this reading Before he retired to rest that night Simon Carne took something, wrapped in a red silk handkerchief, from the capacious pocket of the coat Klimo had been wearing a few moments before.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have fulfilled my instructions admirably," said Carne.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if the business comes off, as I expect it will, you shall receive your usual percentage.
