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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 REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
analytical
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
bed
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From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We will set these facts before our readers briefly and concisely:
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
briefly
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From this reading We will set these facts before our readers briefly and concisely:
built
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
case
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
certain
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
concisely
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connected
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
elucidation
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
establish
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
EVENING
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From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
facts
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
Felix
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
form
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
gifted
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
GIVES
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From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
instant
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
instantly
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
kept
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From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
laboriously
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
loaded
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From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
M
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From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
MOON
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From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
mystery
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
necessary
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From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
others
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
pillows
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From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
premise
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From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
process
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
readers
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From this reading We will set these facts before our readers briefly and concisely:
REPORTER
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From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
revolver
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From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
set
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From this reading We will set these facts before our readers briefly and concisely:
slowly
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
SOPHY
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From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is necessary to premise-- "First, that M. Felix kept a loaded revolver beneath the pillows of his bed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
there
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We will set these facts before our readers briefly and concisely:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
TREAT
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From this reading THE REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" GIVES SOPHY A TREAT.
up
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will set these facts before our readers briefly and concisely:
well-balanced
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From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "In the elucidation of a mystery there are facts which have to be slowly and laboriously built up; there are others which need no such process but establish themselves instantly in the analytical and well-balanced mind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will set these facts before our readers briefly and concisely:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our reporter is gifted with such a mind, and certain facts connected with the case of M. Felix took instant form and order.
