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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 "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
affairs
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
amazed
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From this reading "Gone!" cried Trent, both enraged and amazed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Gone!" cried Trent, both enraged and amazed.
annoyed
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
AnyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Gone!" cried Trent, both enraged and amazed.
brains
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
Browne
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
certain
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
credit
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gone!" cried Trent, both enraged and amazed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did he escape?"
Dr
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
empty
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
enraged
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From this reading "Gone!" cried Trent, both enraged and amazed.
escape
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From this reading "How did he escape?"
find
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
Gone
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From this reading "Gone!" cried Trent, both enraged and amazed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How did he escape?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
Holl
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From this reading "Holl!
How
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From this reading "How did he escape?"
ill-pleased
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
match
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
officer
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
position
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
reflected
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
retorted
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
room
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
second
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
see
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
sorely
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From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Anyone can see that," retorted the officer, sorely annoyed, for the position of affairs reflected no credit on his brains.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
Trent
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From this reading "Gone!" cried Trent, both enraged and amazed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
window
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."
yes
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From this reading "By the window," replied Dr. Browne, who was not ill-pleased to find the room empty, and he struck a second match to make certain, "yes! by the window."