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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 It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
affected
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From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
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 departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
announced
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
arose
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
attentions
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
ball
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
Cavalier
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
chair
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
daily
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
departure
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
deputy
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
Dorise
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
elegance
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From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
elusive
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From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
evident
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From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
faced
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
few
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
forced
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
friend
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From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
frown
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
gloved
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
hand
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
hour
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
how
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
Hugh's
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From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
intimate
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
King
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
later
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
maid
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
man
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
manner
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From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
most
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From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
mother
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From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
mother's
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
Mr
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
Nice
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
person
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From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
recollected
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
said
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From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
Scotland
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
seconds
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
Sherrard
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
Sparrow
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From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
suspected
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
Underworld
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
unwelcome
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From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
visitor
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
White
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From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was evident that The Sparrow, who was her friend and Hugh’s, was a most elusive person.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She recollected the White Cavalier at the ball at Nice, and how she had never suspected him to be the deputy of the King of the Underworld--the man whose one hand was gloved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorise, with a frown, arose from her chair, and a few seconds later faced the man who was her mother’s intimate friend, and who daily forced his unwelcome attentions upon her.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
Yard
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From this reading Within half an hour of the departure of her visitor from Scotland Yard, the maid announced Mr. Sherrard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother told me you would be alone, Dorise,” he said in his forced manner of affected elegance.
