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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 A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
attention
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
back
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
board
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From this reading "I had some talk with him on his tablet the day he came on board.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
came
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From this reading "I had some talk with him on his tablet the day he came on board.
Christy
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
commander
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From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
day
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From this reading "I had some talk with him on his tablet the day he came on board.
DEAF
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
dismissed
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
DUMB
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
few
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
fixed
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
Flint
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From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
hand
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
handed
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
interest
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From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
leaf
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
lieutenant
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From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
looking
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From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
man
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From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
moments
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
Mulgrum
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
MYSTERY
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
noticed
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From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
off
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
own
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
owner
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
paper
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
position
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From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
reason
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
said
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
some
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
studying
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From this reading For a few moments, he said nothing, and had his attention fixed on the paper in his hand, which he seemed to be studying for some reason of his own.
tablet
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
talk
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From this reading "I had some talk with him on his tablet the day he came on board.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
tore
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
very
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From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I had noticed that before," replied Flint, as the commander handed him the paper, which he looked over with interest.
writes
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From this reading "That man writes a very good hand for one in his position," said he, looking at the first lieutenant.
written
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From this reading A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As he dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off the leaf from the tablet on which both of them had written before he handed it back to the owner.
