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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 My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
affectation
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From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
any
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From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
ask
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From this reading I have nothing more to ask you."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
averting
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
Bob
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
bracelet
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
crime
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From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
direct
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From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
endeavour
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From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
evidence
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From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
fix
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From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
gaze
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
gentlemanly-looking
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing more to ask you."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
hopes
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From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing more to ask you."
identified
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
indifference
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From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
Inglewood
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
jeweller's
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
man
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
manager
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
more
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From this reading I have nothing more to ask you."
Mr
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From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
Mrs
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
neatly-attired
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing more to ask you."
now
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From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
Nugent
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
padlock
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
portion
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
proved
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
purchase
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
questions
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
Roland
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From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
sank
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From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
seat
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From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
stepped
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
succeeded
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
tiny
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My hopes sank as Mr Roland resumed his seat, with a poor affectation of indifference.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
witness
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From this reading The next witness was a neatly-attired, gentlemanly-looking man, the jeweller's manager, who proved the purchase of the bracelet by Mrs Inglewood, and identified the tiny padlock as a portion of it.
witness-box
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From this reading When he had retired, Mr Roland having asked him no questions, he was succeeded by Bob Nugent, who stepped into the witness-box averting my gaze.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now you endeavour to fix the crime upon him without any direct evidence.
