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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 "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
All
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From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
anger
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From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
break
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From this reading He would then run to the window and break one of the panes.
communicating
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
containing
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From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
detectives
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From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
door
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
dunderheads
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From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
Ganimard
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From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
girl
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From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
gradually
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
hung
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From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
Lupin
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From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
now
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
only
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From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
out
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
pack
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From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
panes
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From this reading He would then run to the window and break one of the panes.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
reason
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From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
room
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
round
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
run
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From this reading He would then run to the window and break one of the panes.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
scarf
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From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
seethed
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From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
silk
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From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
summoning
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From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
then
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From this reading He would then run to the window and break one of the panes.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
tried
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
way
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
why
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From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
window
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From this reading He would then run to the window and break one of the panes.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Ganimard, containing the anger that seethed within him, thought only of one thing, summoning his detectives.
work
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From this reading And, as the room in which he now was looked out on the courtyard, he tried gradually to work his way round to the communicating door.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would then run to the window and break one of the panes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All the same," continued Lupin, "what a pack of dunderheads you and the rest must be!
You've
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From this reading You've had the silk all this time and not one of you ever thought of feeling it, not one of you ever asked himself the reason why the poor girl hung on to her scarf.
