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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 FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
adjoining
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
beard
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
built
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
closeted
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
curious
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From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
detached
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
dining-room
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
eight-roomed
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
FALSE
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
fellow
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
FINGERS
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
FOUR
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
furnished
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From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
guess
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From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
hair
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
high
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
hours
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
house
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
idled
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From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
insignificant-looking
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
lonely
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
Maldon
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
nearly
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
newly
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
object
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From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
odor
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From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
old
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
place
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From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
proved
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
queer
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
rather
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
Rayne
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
road
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
room
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
rubber
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From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
sat
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
scraggy
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
shock
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
smelt
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From this reading As I idled about it, I smelt a curious odor of melting rubber.
spot
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
taken
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From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
Tarrant
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
together
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
two
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From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
villa
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Both he and Rayne were closeted together in the little dining-room for nearly two hours, while I sat in the adjoining room.
white
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From this reading Tarrant was a queer, rather insignificant-looking old fellow with a shock of white hair and a scraggy white beard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Apparently the place had been taken furnished, but with what object I could not guess.
Witham
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From this reading THE FOUR FALSE FINGERS The house outside Maldon proved to be a newly built, detached, eight-roomed villa in a lonely spot on the high road to Witham.
