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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 “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
ADVICE
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
Dennis
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
diary
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From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
EX-ROUNDSMAN
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
final
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
formalities
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
go
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
headquarters
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
hour
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
inspector
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
intervening
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
laboratory
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
MCCARTY
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
midnight
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
more
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
necessarily
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
officials
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
once
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
Orbit
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From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
Orbit's
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
other
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
pages
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From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
pocket
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From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
remaining
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From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
resultant
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
sitting-room
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
spoke
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From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
subdued
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From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
taken
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
That's
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From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
tone
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From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he spoke he took from his pocket the remaining pages of the diary.
tragedy
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
two
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From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
up
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From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
wanted
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From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ADVICE OF EX-ROUNDSMAN MCCARTY “Shall we go on?” the inspector asked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He, McCarty and Dennis were alone in Orbit’s sitting-room once more, for the two other officials had returned to headquarters.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what Orbit wanted,” McCarty replied in a subdued tone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was nearly midnight and the intervening time since that dreadful twilight hour in the laboratory had been taken up with the formalities necessarily resultant upon the final tragedy.
