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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 Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
avenue
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
bedroom
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
boy
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
clinched
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
command
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
Crown
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
difficulty
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
doctor's
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
Dr
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
drive
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
drove
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
dusk
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
engaging
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
few
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
figure
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
fists
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
floor
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
form
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
fury
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
gate
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
gates
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
Grimesby
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
heard
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
heavy
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
hoarse
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
House
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
huge
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
inhabited
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
Inn
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
iron
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
lad
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
lamp
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
later
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
light
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
lit
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
looming
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
Manor
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
minutes
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
Moran
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
past
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
roar
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
Roylott
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
saw
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
Sherlock
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
shook
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
sitting-room
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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
sitting-rooms
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
slight
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
some
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
spring
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
Stoke
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
trap
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
trees
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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
undoing
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
up
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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
upper
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
view
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
voice
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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
window
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
wing
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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
