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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 TWO JUMPS AND A CONCLUSION.
advertisement
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From this reading There seemed no hope or help from the advertisement.
advertisements
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO JUMPS AND A CONCLUSION.
answer
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
baby
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
business
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
case
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading TWO JUMPS AND A CONCLUSION.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
detective
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
else
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
engaged
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed no hope or help from the advertisement.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
hope
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From this reading There seemed no hope or help from the advertisement.
hoping
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
interested
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
job
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
JUMPS
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From this reading TWO JUMPS AND A CONCLUSION.
kind
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
lady
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
long-staying
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
money
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
mother
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
much
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, then, what next?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
persons
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
porter
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
produced
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
railway
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
really
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
Richard
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed no hope or help from the advertisement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
subject
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
swear
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
then
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From this reading Well, then, what next?
There
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From this reading There seemed no hope or help from the advertisement.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
TWO
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From this reading TWO JUMPS AND A CONCLUSION.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
wanted
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From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
Well
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From this reading Well, then, what next?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, then, what next?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The advertisements produced no answer except from persons hoping to make money by the case--such as the railway porter, who could swear to the baby, the lady who was really the mother, or the detective who wanted a good long-staying job.
Woodroffe
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From this reading By this time Richard Woodroffe, though never before engaged upon this kind of business, found himself so much interested in the subject that he could think of nothing else.
