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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 MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
apparently
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
bracket
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
bread
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
bread-plugs
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
brushed
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
cabin
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
caught
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
clean
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
closely
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
closer
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
collected
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
consistency
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
convinced
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
damp
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
DEVILRY
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
dirt
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
dirt-smeared
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
door
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
dough
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
dropped
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
edges
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
empty
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
examination
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
examined
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
expected
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
fastening
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
finger-nail
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
fingers
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
flake
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
floor
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
hand
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
hide
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
inside
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
kneaded
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
lamp
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
marks
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
MORE
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
once
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
only
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
out
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
pains
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
passing
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
pellet
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
person
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
picked
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
place
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
plugging
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
proved
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
put
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
putty
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
recently
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
removal
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
removed
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
rings
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
roughened
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
rubbed
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
saw
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
screw-holes
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From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
smeared
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
soft
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
some
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
sort
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
swing
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
Taking
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From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Taking the swing lamp from its bracket I examined the door more closely and saw that there had once been a fastening of some sort.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
There
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From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
tiny
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From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
up
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From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading When I picked out the bread-plugs--which had only recently been put in, as they were still damp--I saw that the screw-holes were clean inside, although there were tiny rings of dirt on the outside where the roughened edges had brushed against the fingers and collected whatever it was which had been smeared upon them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This, when I picked it up, proved to be a pellet of bread kneaded to the consistency of putty or dough.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading MORE DEVILRY There was no fastening to the door of my cabin, but on passing my hand over the place where a fastening might have been expected, a flake of soft substance caught in my finger-nail and dropped to the floor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A closer examination convinced me that the person who had removed the fastening had been to the pains of plugging the empty screw-holes with kneaded bread, after which he had apparently rubbed dirt-smeared fingers over the place where the fastening had been, in order to hide the marks left by removal.
