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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 PLOT MOST FOUL.
addressed
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From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
alike
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From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
all
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
arrayed
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
assorted
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
automobile
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
Carter
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
composed
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
detective
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From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
dressed
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
entered
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
faced
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
FOUL
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From this reading A PLOT MOST FOUL.
fully
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
general
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From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
group
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
happened
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From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
head
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
members
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
MOST
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From this reading A PLOT MOST FOUL.
Nan
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
Nick
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
Nightingale
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
oddly
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
pale
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
parted
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
paused
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
please
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From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
PLOT
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From this reading A PLOT MOST FOUL.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
red
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
retiring
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
room
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
some
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From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
thrown
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
too
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From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading She was strangely composed, too, although a trifle pale, as she entered the room and paused beside Nick Carter.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was a general one, addressed to all alike, but she looked at the detective when she uttered it.
veil
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will some one please tell me what has happened?” she asked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
wrapper
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From this reading But it was Nan Nightingale, fully dressed as she had been when the members of this oddly assorted group had parted with her at retiring time, not arrayed in a red wrapper, and with an automobile veil thrown around her head, who faced them all.
