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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 "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
all
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
attend
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
Baltimore
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
boyish
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
business
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From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
cigar
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From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
Co
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
dear
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
detective
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
detectives
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
dispatching
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
eye
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
face
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
feel
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
finished
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
firm
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
Havana
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From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
hours
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From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
inclined
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
indicated
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From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
just
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
leisure
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
light
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From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
means
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
member
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
Messrs
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
motioning
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
Mr
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
note
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
Now
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
offices
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
patiently
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
Peck
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
permit
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From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
pleasure
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
private
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
puzzled
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
Rex
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
said
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
sealing
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
seat
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
senior
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
shrewd
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
sir
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From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
smoke
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
taking
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From this reading "I shall be pleased if you will permit me to light a cigar," said Rex, taking the seat indicated.
tendered
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From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
thank
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From this reading "No, thank you," he said, as Rex tendered him an Havana; "I never smoke during business hours."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
Tudor
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
twinkle
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
visitor
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
waiting
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From this reading In one of the private offices of Messrs. Tudor, Peck & Co., the shrewd Baltimore detectives, stood Rex, waiting patiently until the senior member of the firm should be at leisure.
watching
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From this reading "Certainly, certainly; smoke, if you feel so inclined, by all means," replied the detective, watching with a puzzled twinkle in his eye the fair, boyish face of his visitor.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, my dear sir, I will attend you with pleasure," said Mr. Tudor, sealing and dispatching the note he had just finished, and motioning Rex to a seat.
