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able
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From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
anywhere
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From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
appear
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aright
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arm-chair
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
bed
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
Bursfield
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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
find
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
heard
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From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
Helen's
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
house
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From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
Jim
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From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
man
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
mean
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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
Miss
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
Mr
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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
old
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
once
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
only
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
ran
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
room
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
said
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
say
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scarcely
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From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
searched
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From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
seated
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
shutters
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
sir
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
slept
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
stone
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
study
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
table
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that Mr. Bursfield is dead?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
trying
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From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
up
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From this reading I ran up at once to Miss Helen's room to tell her, only to find that her bed had not been slept in.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
What's
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From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
wife
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From this reading Me and my wife searched the house for her, but she is not to be found anywhere.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir," said the old man; "when I went into his study this morning to open the shutters, I found him seated at his table in the arm-chair stone dead.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's that you say?" cried Jim, trying to appear as if he were scarcely able to believe that he heard aright.
