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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 “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
arrived
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
availed
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
Brighton
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
calmly
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
completely
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
Constable
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
Detective
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
discovery
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
find
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From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
Frewin's
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
gone
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From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
Hankin
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
hour
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
how
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
ingenuity
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From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
Inspector
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
made
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
many
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
matter
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From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
McLeod
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
men
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
minds
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
miniatures
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
minutes
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
motor
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
Mrs
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
nowhere
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
once
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
out
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From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
place
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
Police
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
police-station
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
realised
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
robbery
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
said
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
see
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From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
Send
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
shrewd
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
some
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From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
soon
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
taken
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
theft
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From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
thoroughly
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From this reading “It is my duty to see that this matter is thoroughly gone into at once.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
up
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From this reading They are shrewd men, both of them, and it did not take them many minutes before they had made up their minds how the robbery had taken place.
very
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From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Send a motor at once to the police-station at Brighton,” she said very calmly, as soon as she completely realised that the miniatures were nowhere to be found.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within half an hour of the discovery of the theft, Detective Inspector Hankin and Police Constable McLeod had both arrived from Brighton, having availed themselves of Mrs. Frewin’s motor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By whom it was done was quite another matter, and would take some time and some ingenuity to find out.
