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15th
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
40
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
52
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
9
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
attempted
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
Boltover
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Club
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
custody
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
diners
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
disarmed
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
dressed
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
Emil
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
employed
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
escape
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From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
Flemming
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
full
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
girl
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
given
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
giving
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
instant
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Italian
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Kate
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
kitchen
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
making
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From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
Miss
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
Mr
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
named
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
night
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
permission
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
present
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
prevented
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
reality
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
Reginald
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
regret
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From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
room
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
scalp
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
Sebo's
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
slight
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
stab
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
state
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From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
struggle
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
succeeded
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From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
sustained
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
taken
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Tolmini
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Vera
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
waiter
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
Westhanger
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
wound
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From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
