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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 There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
abstraction
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
analysis
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From this reading My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
assumed
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
companion's
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
comprehension
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
confess
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
dazzle
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
deduce
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From this reading “How in the world did you deduce that?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How in the world did you deduce that?”
earthly
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
episode
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
expression
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
eyes
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
finished
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
fresh
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
How
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From this reading “How in the world did you deduce that?”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
increased
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From this reading My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
intended
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
lack-lustre
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
lurking
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
mental
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
nature
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
note
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
object
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
past
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
practical
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
pre-arranged
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
proof
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
reading
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
respect
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From this reading My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
showed
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
some
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
startled
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
suspicion
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
taking
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
theories
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From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
There
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
vacant
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From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.
whole
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From this reading There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension.
wondrously
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From this reading My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.
world
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From this reading “How in the world did you deduce that?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How in the world did you deduce that?”
