Chapter VI
"Beyond doubt. We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope." "And the paper on the walls?" "Yes." "You looked into the cellars?"
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Chapter VI
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"Beyond
doubt.
We
removed
every
carpet,
and
examined
the
boards
with
the
microscope."
"And
the
paper
on
the
walls?"
"Yes."
"You
looked
into
the
cellars?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Beyond
doubt.
Line 2
We
removed
every
carpet,
and
examined
the
boards
with
the
microscope."
Line 3
"And
the
paper
on
the
walls?"
Line 4
"Yes."
Line 5
"You
looked
into
the
cellars?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beyond
preposition
US /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “"Beyond doubt.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You looked into the cellars?"”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Beyond doubt.
boards
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From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
carpet
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From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
cellars
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From this reading "You looked into the cellars?"
doubt
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From this reading "Beyond doubt.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
examined
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From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You looked into the cellars?"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You looked into the cellars?"
microscope
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From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And the paper on the walls?"
paper
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From this reading "And the paper on the walls?"
removed
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From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
walls
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From this reading "And the paper on the walls?"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You looked into the cellars?"