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319
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
Albany
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
aside
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
BEILSTEIN
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From this reading COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME.
blue
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
chambers
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
cigarette
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
comfortable
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
COUNT
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From this reading COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME.
elbow
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
embraced
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
encamped
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
enemy
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
England
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
HOME
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From this reading COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
Karl
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
laid
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
lazily
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
making
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
Map
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
marks
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
mystic
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
ominously
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From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
Ordnance
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
own
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
pencils
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
power
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From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
red
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
saddlebag-chair
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
sat
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
satisfaction
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
sheet
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
smile
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From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
spread
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
Survey
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
Sussex
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
table
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From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She thought she had me in her power," he muttered ominously to himself.
twisting
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From this reading Karl von Beilstein sat in his own comfortable saddlebag-chair, in his chambers in the Albany, lazily twisting a cigarette.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
VON
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From this reading COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On a table at his elbow was spread sheet 319 of the Ordnance Survey Map of England, which embraced that part of Sussex where the enemy were encamped.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With red and blue pencils he had been making mystic marks upon it, and had at last laid it aside with a smile of satisfaction.
