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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 As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
accident
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
allowed
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From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
also
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
Apjohn
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
aware
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
away
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From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
back
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
bosom
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From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
carried
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
certain
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
clerk
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
concealment
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
Cousin
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
declared
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From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
deed
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From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
destroying
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From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
doing
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From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
Doubts
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
existence
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
expert
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From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
felt
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
fly
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
further
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From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
gasped
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
go
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From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
Henry
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
hidden
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
Jones
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
knew
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
less
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From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
man
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From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
Mr
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
naturally
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From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
out
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
place
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
reading
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From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
Ricketts
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
room
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From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
say
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From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
some
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
suspected
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From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That the man should have been so expert in reading the secret of his bosom was terrible to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
Then
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From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
there
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From this reading As he was carried back in the fly he felt certain that Mr Apjohn knew that there had been a will, knew that the will was still in existence, knew that it had been hidden by some accident, and knew also that he, Henry Jones, was aware of the place of concealment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, when he had declared he had nothing further to say, he was allowed to go away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Doubts "I know nothing about it," Cousin Henry had gasped out when asked by Mr Apjohn, when Ricketts, the clerk, had left the room, whether he knew where the will was hidden.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the man suspected him of destroying the will,--a deed the doing of which might have been so naturally suspected,--that would have been less terrible.
