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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 --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
book
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
bricks
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From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
cooked
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From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
couch
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
D
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From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
down
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
eat
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
examined
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From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
hours
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
kitchen
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
later
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
leaf
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
library
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From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
LOCKED
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
Maintainer
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From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
moss
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From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
nearest
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
only
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
opened
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
package
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
papers
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From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
parcel
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
Place
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From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
plumped
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
Poe
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
ROOM
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
s
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From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
search
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From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
shown
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From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
Sid
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
Three
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
tighter
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From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
tired
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
too
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
turned
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
undisturbed
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From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
up
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From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
volume
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From this reading "Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume...."
want
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From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A tighter search than I could ever have cooked up had shown that the Maintainer was not in the Place.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading --Poe A LOCKED ROOM Three hours later, Sid and I plumped down on the couch nearest the kitchen, though too tired to want to eat for a while yet.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You looked among D----'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
