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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 Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
adjusted
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From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
all
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
arm-chair
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
back
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bottle
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
case
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corner
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custom
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
day
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
delicate
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From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
dotted
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
down
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
eyes
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
Finally
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
fingers
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From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
forearm
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
Holmes
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
home
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
hypodermic
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
innumerable
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
mantel-piece
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
many
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
months
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
morocco
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
neat
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needle
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From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
nervous
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From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
performance
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
piston
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
pressed
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
puncture-marks
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
reconciled
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
rested
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
rolled
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From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
sank
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
satisfaction
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
scarred
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
sharp
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
Sherlock
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shirt-cuff
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sigh
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
sinewy
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
some
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
syringe
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
thoughtfully
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
Three
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
thrust
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
times
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
tiny
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
velvet-lined
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From this reading Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.
white
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From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.
witnessed
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From this reading Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it.
wrist
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From this reading For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.
