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64
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
any
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
apparently
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
appeared
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From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
Atkins
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The story of Edwin Lawrence’s ending had not yet been told.
constable
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
convenient
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From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
difficulty
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
Edwin
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From this reading The story of Edwin Lawrence’s ending had not yet been told.
ending
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From this reading The story of Edwin Lawrence’s ending had not yet been told.
errand
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
experienced
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
explained
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
finding
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
happened
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
heard
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
housekeeper
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
just
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From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
lady
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From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
Lawrence's
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From this reading The story of Edwin Lawrence’s ending had not yet been told.
manner
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
Mrs
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From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
occupant
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
only
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From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
own
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From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
Peddar
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From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
rooms
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From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
said
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
see
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From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
sir
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From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
some
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
story
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From this reading The story of Edwin Lawrence’s ending had not yet been told.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
tone
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
up
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From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
way
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From this reading Atkins had explained that he had experienced some difficulty in finding a constable, and, apparently, had said nothing of his errand to any one upon the way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had only just returned to my own rooms when Mrs. Peddar appeared.
wishes
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From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
words
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From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her words, her tone, her manner, told me that the housekeeper had not yet heard of what had happened to the occupant of No. 64.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
young
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From this reading “The young lady is up, sir, and wishes to see you, if it would be quite convenient.”
