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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 Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
assumed
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
back
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
blew
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
boiled
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
bowl
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
called
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From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
chairs
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From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
colourless
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
common
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
cool
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
cosy
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
den
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
drained
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
drops
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
eh
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From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
few
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
followed
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
glass
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
green
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
hue
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well?" he inquired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
ladyship's
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From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
lamp
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
liquid
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
metal
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
minutes
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
off
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
once
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
out
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
pale
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
rather
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
retort
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
rickety
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From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
shallow
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
small
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
solution
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
some
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
stretching
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From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
stuffy
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
Then
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From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
there
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From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
three
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he added a few drops of some colourless liquid to that in the retort, and the solution at once assumed a pale green hue.
watch
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From this reading He boiled it again for three minutes by his common, metal watch, then, having drained it off into a shallow glass bowl to cool, blew out his lamp, and I followed him back into his small, cosy, but rather stuffy little den.
Well
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From this reading "Well?" he inquired.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," I replied, stretching myself in one of his rickety chairs; "but you were there before me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have called at her ladyship's--eh?"
