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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 So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
agreed
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
aid
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
appeals
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
back
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
Baker
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
breakfast-time
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
bring
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
chemical
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
clad
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
client
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
difficult
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
dressing-gown
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
hard
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
Holmes
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
hour
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
investigation
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
knew
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
laying
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
letter
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
lost
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
loved
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
matter
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
moment
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
more
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
moved
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
old
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From this reading Your old schoolfellow, Percy Phelps.
once
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
Percy
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From this reading Your old schoolfellow, Percy Phelps.
Phelps
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From this reading Your old schoolfellow, Percy Phelps.
pitiable
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
read
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
ready
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
receive
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
reiterated
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
rooms
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
schoolfellow
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From this reading Your old schoolfellow, Percy Phelps.
seated
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
side-table
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
Street
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
There
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
touched
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From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
tried
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something that touched me as I read this letter, something pitiable in the reiterated appeals to bring Holmes.
well
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From this reading So moved was I that even had it been a difficult matter I should have tried it, but of course I knew well that Holmes loved his art, so that he was ever as ready to bring his aid as his client could be to receive it.
wife
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From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading My wife agreed with me that not a moment should be lost in laying the matter before him, and so within an hour of breakfast-time I found myself back once more in the old rooms in Baker Street.
working
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From this reading Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your old schoolfellow, Percy Phelps.
