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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 _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
accent
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
affair
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
Author
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Book
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
CHEVALIER
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Closed
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Consular-clerk
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
Etc
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
exclaimed
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From this reading I exclaimed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed.
interests
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From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
Italian
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
LE
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Love
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Mystery
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
night
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!"
QUEUX
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
signore
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
Silent
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
speaking
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
strong
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
tall
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
There
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Anything that interests us?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
WILLIAM
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From this reading _The Mystery of a Silent Love_ By CHEVALIER WILLIAM LE QUEUX _Author of "The Closed Book," Etc._ "There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent.