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admit
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
all
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for what reason?
carried
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
cause
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
cease
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
chamber
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From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
conversation
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
convinced
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
death
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From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
Dido
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From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
doubt
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From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
Dr
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
drugging
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
Etwald
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
events
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
exhausted
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
few
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for what reason?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
hidden
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From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
housemaid
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
Jaggard
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
Jen
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
learned
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
more
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
negress
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
occurred
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
off
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
opened
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
pair
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
reason
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From this reading But for what reason?
recalled
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
room
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
somewhat
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
story
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
talking
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
telling
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
treacherously
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From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
weak
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From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
weeks
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From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But for what reason?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
window
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From this reading After drugging Jaggard, the negress no doubt had opened the window to admit Etwald, and between them this precious pair had carried off the dead body.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The story of Jaggard convinced him more than ever that Dr. Etwald was the cause of all the terrible events which had occurred within the last few weeks.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without doubt it was he who had treacherously hidden Dido in the chamber of death.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This long conversation had somewhat exhausted Jaggard, who was yet weak, so, telling him to cease from talking, Jen recalled the housemaid, and left the room to think over all that he had learned.
