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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 In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
aerial
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jules and Yvette left the next day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
building
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
car
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From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
concealed
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
country
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From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
cunningly
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
day
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From this reading Jules and Yvette left the next day.
detail
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From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
drawback
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
efficient
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
engine
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
flooring
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
highly
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
hollow
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
important
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From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
Jules
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From this reading Jules and Yvette left the next day.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jules and Yvette left the next day.
necessity
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jules and Yvette left the next day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
only
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
ordinary
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From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
owing
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
peril
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From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
power
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
powerful
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
serious
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
set
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
small
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
some
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
specially
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From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
spies
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From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
structure
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
supplied
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
suspicious
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From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
tall
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
telegraph
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jules and Yvette left the next day.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
tree
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
up
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
used
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jules' car was quite an ordinary one, but it had one important detail added.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This, in a country where every one was specially suspicious of spies, was a serious peril.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
wire
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From this reading It was highly efficient, but had one serious drawback; it could only be used while the car was at rest owing to the necessity for running an aerial wire up some tall structure, such as a building or a tree.
wireless
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From this reading In the hollow flooring was cunningly concealed a small but powerful wireless telegraph set, the power for which was supplied by the engine.
Yvette
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From this reading Jules and Yvette left the next day.
