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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 What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
Appleby's
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
apprehensive
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
ask
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
befallen
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From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
bewilderment
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From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
bungling
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
certain
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
deprecating
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
DEVELOPMENTS
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From this reading NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
disappearance
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From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
discovered
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
earth
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
effort
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
faith
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
find
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
gave
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
gesture
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
girl
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From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
Grail
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From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
happiest
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From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
harm
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From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
heaven
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
how
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
innocence
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
Major
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
moving
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From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
NEW
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From this reading NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
possibly
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From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
promises
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
put
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
say
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From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
see
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
stared
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From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
things
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From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What faith can I put in Major Appleby’s promises”--she gave a deprecating gesture--“when I see how he is bungling things?
world
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From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
Yes
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From this reading Grail stared at the girl in bewilderment as she repeated: “Yes, the happiest girl in the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For if I thought you were responsible for his disappearance, as they say, I should know that no harm could possibly have befallen him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is because I am certain of your innocence that I am apprehensive; and it is because I know you must be moving heaven and earth in the effort to find him that I have come to ask you what you have discovered.
