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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 inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
admission
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
apprehension
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are the ladies in?--Miss Carleton, or Miss Kate?"
basement
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
blinds
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
bodies
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
Carleton
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From this reading "Are the ladies in?--Miss Carleton, or Miss Kate?"
cold
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
coming
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
compel
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
darkness
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
days
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
dear
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
DISCOVER
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From this reading I DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF THE DUMPLING.
door
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From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
drawn
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
DUMPLING
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From this reading I DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF THE DUMPLING.
eager
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
evening
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From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
evil
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
fact
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
hall
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
hanging
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
heart
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
house
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF THE DUMPLING.
IDENTITY
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From this reading I DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF THE DUMPLING.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
inquest
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
Kate
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
kept
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
ladies
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From this reading "Are the ladies in?--Miss Carleton, or Miss Kate?"
lips
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
Metcalfe
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From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
Miss
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From this reading "Are the ladies in?--Miss Carleton, or Miss Kate?"
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
mortuary
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF THE DUMPLING.
opened
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From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Are the ladies in?--Miss Carleton, or Miss Kate?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
place
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
reception
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
rooms
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
said
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From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
second
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
see
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
sense
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
sick
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
Southend
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
sweet
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
taken
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF THE DUMPLING.
there
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
town
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
turned
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From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
two
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From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something there was in the look of the house--the drawn blinds of the reception rooms, the fact that, except for the hall and the basement, the place was in darkness--which turned me cold and sick with apprehension and with a sense of coming evil.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The inquest over--for two mortal days I was kept hanging about Southend, to the mortuary of which the bodies had been taken--I returned to town, eager to see Kate, and to compel from her dear lips a second sweet admission that I was not without a place in her heart.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading "Good evening, Metcalfe," I said, when the door was opened by that worthy.
