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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 At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
acting
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
aid
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
all
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
box-seat
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
chartered
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
cleared
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From this reading The weather had cleared.
constables
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
content
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
Cooper
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
crushed
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
DATCHET
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
DIAMONDS
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
Downs
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
dozen
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
drive
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
dropped
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
enlisted
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
evening
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
fly
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
Franklyn
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
half-sheet
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
hand
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
hints
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
Ireland
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
large
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
Mr
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
notepaper
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
off
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
perforce
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
police
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
seat
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
sergeant
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
started
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
station
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From this reading At the police station, acting on the hints dropped by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ireland had enlisted the aid of a dozen constables.
Strong
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
waggonette
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From this reading He had chartered a large waggonette, and with Mr. Cooper and a sergeant beside him on the box-seat had started off for an evening drive across the Downs.
weather
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From this reading The weather had cleared.
Wentworth
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From this reading Miss Strong had, perforce, to content herself with a seat with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Franklyn in a fly behind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAST OF THE DATCHET DIAMONDS They found him, with the half-sheet of notepaper all crushed in his hand.
