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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 neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
admitted
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
approached
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
ARNOLD
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From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
bell
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
butler
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
carefully
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
dark
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
detriment
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
drive
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
dry
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
duke
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
evening
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From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
expected
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From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
extent
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
extremely
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From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
find
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
flamboyant
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
furnished
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From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
grounds
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
Hampstead
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
handsomely
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From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
house
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
inconsiderable
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
larger
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From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
livery
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
Lodge
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
major-domo
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
MYSTERY
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From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
neighborhood
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
night
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
out
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
parlormaid
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
patent
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
Pelham
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
plain
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
pointed
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
policeman
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
polished
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
quiet
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
rang
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
sad-faced
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From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
SCENTS
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From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
shoes
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
situated
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
station
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
strange
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From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
style
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From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
subdued
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From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The house was even larger than he had expected, and was handsomely furnished in an extremely subdued style.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
tube
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
walked
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From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARNOLD SCENTS MYSTERY From the first, nothing about that evening was as Arnold had expected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The neighborhood was entirely strange to him and he was surprised to find that the house which was pointed out to him by a policeman was situated in grounds of not inconsiderable extent, and approached by a short drive.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He took the tube to Hampstead station, and, the night being dry, he walked to Pelham Lodge without detriment to his carefully polished patent shoes.
