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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 _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading BY CAROLYN WELLS _Author of “Vicky Van,” “The Mystery Girl,” etc._ KNOX flung his book across the veranda.
all
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American
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
any
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From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
Author
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Baffling
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From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
best
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From this reading “The sort I like best,” and Loft looked interested.
Book
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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY CAROLYN WELLS _Author of “Vicky Van,” “The Mystery Girl,” etc._ KNOX flung his book across the veranda.
CAROLYN
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From this reading BY CAROLYN WELLS _Author of “Vicky Van,” “The Mystery Girl,” etc._ KNOX flung his book across the veranda.
complained
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
detective
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displays
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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doors
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etc
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Famous
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Fleming
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flung
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Girl
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From this reading BY CAROLYN WELLS _Author of “Vicky Van,” “The Mystery Girl,” etc._ KNOX flung his book across the veranda.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
host
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
how
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From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The sort I like best,” and Loft looked interested.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
inaccessible
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ingenuity
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inquiring
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
interested
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From this reading “The sort I like best,” and Loft looked interested.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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KNOX
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like
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From this reading “The sort I like best,” and Loft looked interested.
locked
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From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
Loft
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
Man
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mildly
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
murder
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mysteries
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Mystery
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From this reading BY CAROLYN WELLS _Author of “Vicky Van,” “The Mystery Girl,” etc._ KNOX flung his book across the veranda.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY CAROLYN WELLS _Author of “Vicky Van,” “The Mystery Girl,” etc._ KNOX flung his book across the veranda.
old
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
Parody
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plots
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
PTOMAINE
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From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
Rollicking
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Room
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
SealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
sort
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From this reading “The sort I like best,” and Loft looked interested.
Stone
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stories
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STREET
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suicide
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From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Man dead in an inaccessible room,” Knox went on, “doors and windows all locked, no weapon to be found; murder or suicide?--and how was it done--if any?”
unravelling
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up
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From this reading “Another of those old Sealed Room plots,” he complained, as his host, Valentine Loft looked up, mildly inquiring.
Valentine
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Van
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From this reading BY CAROLYN WELLS _Author of “Vicky Van,” “The Mystery Girl,” etc._ KNOX flung his book across the veranda.
veranda
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Vicky
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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weapon
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WELLS
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Baffling detective stories in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries_ PTOMAINE STREET A Rollicking Parody on a Famous Book.
windows
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