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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 THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
advertisements
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From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
Betty's
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
came
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From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
Candace
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From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
caused
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From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
Day
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From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
disappearance
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From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
encouragement
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From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
far
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From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
find
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
fixing
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
forth
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From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
frantically
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
girl
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
held
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
Herbert
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
hot-foot
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From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
hourly
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
house
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From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
idea
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
leaving
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
man
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
More
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
mother
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
nurse
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
out
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From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
panic
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From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
put
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From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
responses
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From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
reward
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From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
Stanhope
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From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
stone
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE mysterious disappearance of Candace from the Stanhope house caused nothing short of a panic.
then
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day after day the responses came in from the advertisements they had caused to be put forth.
tried
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
unturned
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone was hot-foot for the reward, but so far little of encouragement had been brought out.
well
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
wrangles
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From this reading Herbert and his mother held hourly wrangles, and frantically tried one thing and then another.
young
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From this reading More and more the young man was fixing his mind on the idea that Candace had something to do with Betty's disappearance, so he was leaving no stone unturned to find the nurse as well as the girl.
