Chapter I
AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC. ETC. THE ALARM. Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning. --MRS.
The Mill Mystery
Chapter I
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AUTHOR
OF
"THE
LEAVENWORTH
CASE,"
"A
STRANGE
DISAPPEARANCE,"
"HAND
AND
RING,"
ETC.
ETC.
THE
ALARM.
Life,
struck
sharp
on
death,
Makes
awful
lightning.
--MRS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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AUTHOR
OF
"THE
LEAVENWORTH
CASE,"
"A
STRANGE
DISAPPEARANCE,"
"HAND
AND
RING,"
ETC.
Line 2
ETC.
Line 3
THE
ALARM.
Line 4
Life,
struck
sharp
on
death,
Makes
awful
lightning.
Line 5
--MRS.
Learner Dictionary
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HAND
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.”
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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 AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
ALARM
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From this reading THE ALARM.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
awful
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From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
CASE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
death
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From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
DISAPPEARANCE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
HAND
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
LEAVENWORTH
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
lightning
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From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
Makes
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From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
MRS
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From this reading --MRS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
RING
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
sharp
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From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
STRANGE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life, struck sharp on death, Makes awful lightning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE," "HAND AND RING," ETC.