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2
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
3
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
4
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
5
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
8
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
also
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From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
appeared
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
bloater
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
boyled
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
chop
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
crewet
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
d
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
desk
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
DEVLIN'S
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From this reading DEVLIN'S FIRST INTRODUCTION INTO THE MYSTERY.
eggs
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
Fanny
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From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
filled
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEVLIN'S FIRST INTRODUCTION INTO THE MYSTERY.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
ham
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
handed
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From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DEVLIN'S FIRST INTRODUCTION INTO THE MYSTERY.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading DEVLIN'S FIRST INTRODUCTION INTO THE MYSTERY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
items
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
key
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
leaves
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From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
Lemon
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From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
lodgers
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
mahogany
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
memorandum-book
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
Most
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
MYSTERY
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From this reading DEVLIN'S FIRST INTRODUCTION INTO THE MYSTERY.
now
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
opened
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
other
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
pages
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
Paid
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From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
payment
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From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
penny
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
rasher
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
receipts
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From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
searching
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From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
such-like
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEVLIN'S FIRST INTRODUCTION INTO THE MYSTERY.
There
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From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
turned
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From this reading She handed it to me in silence, and I turned over the leaves.
two
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was also, at the foot of pages, receipts for payment, "Paid, Fanny Lemon."
weekly
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From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had found the key she had been searching for, and now she opened a mahogany desk, from which she took a penny memorandum-book.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most of the pages were filled with weekly accounts of her lodgers, in which "ham and eggs, 8_d_.;" "a rasher, 5_d_.;" "chop, 8_d_.;" "two boyled eggs, 3_d_.;" "bloater, 2_d_.;" "crewet, 4_d_.;" and other such-like items appeared again and again.
