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1100
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
750
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
agricultural
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
blue
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
concerned
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
death
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
deceased
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From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
determine
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
excursion
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From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
fall
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
figures
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
hand
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
held
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
Holmes
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From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
income
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
investments
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
meaning
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
more
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
notes
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
now
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
o'clock
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From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
obliged
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
out
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
paper
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
present
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
prices
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
said
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From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
scrawled
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
seen
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From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
sheet
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From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
Sherlock
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From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
total
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
wife
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From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
wife's
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From this reading The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £750.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I have seen the will of the deceased wife,” said he.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.
work
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From this reading “To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned.
