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abandoned
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From this reading Of these, some are being worked and some have been abandoned.
accompanied
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of these, some are being worked and some have been abandoned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
attended
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Of these, some are being worked and some have been abandoned.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
Bland
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
collieries
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
Collins
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
Collins's
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
company
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
conjecture
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
country
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
day
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
detective
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
dotted
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
down
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
evening
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
expected
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
explain
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
facts
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
following
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
Inspector
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
ironworks
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
Junction
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
Kenyon
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
lasted
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
lies
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
missing
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
more
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
negative
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
numerous
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
officer
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
official
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
only
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
points
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
possibilities
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
possibly
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
purely
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
put
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
railway
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
report
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
research
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
results
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
said
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
senior
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
served
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
service
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From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
show
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
some
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From this reading Of these, some are being worked and some have been abandoned.
stretch
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
trace
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
train
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From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
two
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From this reading "In the stretch of railway between these two points," said he, "the country is dotted with ironworks and collieries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not only was no trace found of the missing train, but no conjecture could be put forward which could possibly explain the facts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Bland, accompanied by Inspector Collins, the senior detective officer in the service of the company, went down to Kenyon Junction the same evening, and their research lasted throughout the following day, but was attended with purely negative results.
worked
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From this reading Of these, some are being worked and some have been abandoned.
write
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From this reading At the same time, Inspector Collins's official report (which lies before me as I write) served to show that the possibilities were more numerous than might have been expected.
