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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 In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
apparently
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
Brockley
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
business
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
cadaverous
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From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
coming
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
comparatively
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
cross-examination
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
day-time
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
direction
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
discover
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
early
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
endeavoured
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
Few
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
fixed
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
furtive
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From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
G
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From this reading He was known as Mr. J.G. Reeder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
hours
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
housekeeper
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
inaccurate
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
inquisitive
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
J
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From this reading He was known as Mr. J.G. Reeder.
known
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From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
learnt
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
lived
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
locally
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From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
London
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
man
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
Mr
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From this reading He was known as Mr. J.G. Reeder.
night
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
night-bird
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From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
occupation
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
Policemen
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
Reeder
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From this reading He was known as Mr. J.G. Reeder.
reticent
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
road
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
sedate
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
seen
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
skilful
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From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
somewhat
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From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
suburban
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From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
tall
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From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Few had seen him in the day-time, and the inquisitive who, by skilful cross-examination, endeavoured to discover his business from a reticent housekeeper learnt comparatively little, and that little inaccurate.
up
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
walking
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tall, thin, somewhat cadaverous, and he was known locally as a furtive night-bird.
wayfarers
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From this reading Policemen on night duty, morning wayfarers had seen him walking up Brockley Road in the early hours, coming apparently from the direction of London.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In a long, sedate road in suburban Brockley lived a man who had apparently no fixed occupation.
