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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 “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
adventure
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
affair
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
any
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
baffles
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
believed
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
betray
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
Black
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
city
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
corner
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
description
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
disinclined
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
down
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
environs
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
eyes
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
face
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
figure
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
final
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
find
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
girl
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
give
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From this reading As it is, what would’nt I give for her photograph.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
Gryce
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
hair
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
halted
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
hare-brained
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
house
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
inmate
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it is, what would’nt I give for her photograph.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
ladder
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
leave
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
marks
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
method
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
Mr
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
mystery
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
New
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
perpetrated
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
photograph
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From this reading As it is, what would’nt I give for her photograph.
pointed
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
remarked
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
some
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From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “An affair of some mystery,” remarked Mr. Gryce, as we halted at the corner to take a final look at the house and its environs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As it is, what would’nt I give for her photograph.
whereby
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
white
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
Why
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
woman
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From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it were not for those marks of blood which betray her track, I would be disinclined to believe any such hare-brained adventure was ever perpetrated by a woman.
would'nt
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From this reading As it is, what would’nt I give for her photograph.
year
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From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
York
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From this reading Black hair, black eyes, white face and thin figure! what a description whereby to find a girl in this great city of New York.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why a girl should choose such a method of descent as that,”--and he pointed to the ladder down which we believed her to have come--“to leave a house of which she had been an inmate for a year, baffles me, I can tell you.
