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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 I RECEIVE A STRANGE VISITOR.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
attention
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
attracted
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
away
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
bed
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From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
candle
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From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
conceal
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
Curious
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From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
discovered
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
disturbed
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From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
edgewise
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
Emilia
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
eyes
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
Felix
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I RECEIVE A STRANGE VISITOR.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
incident
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From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
lay
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
M
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
massive
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
mention
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From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
move
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
object
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
occasion
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
occurred
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From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
placed
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
prying
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
purpose
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
reader
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
RECEIVE
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From this reading I RECEIVE A STRANGE VISITOR.
remembrance
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
see
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From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
side
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
sideboard
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
sitting-room
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
STRANGE
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From this reading I RECEIVE A STRANGE VISITOR.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
there
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From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
thrown
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
visit
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From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
VISITOR
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From this reading I RECEIVE A STRANGE VISITOR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still there, and I was about to move away when my attention was attracted to another object which lay edgewise by its side.
weapon
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From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
well
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From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Curious to see whether the weapon had been disturbed I took a candle and looked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before I went to bed a little incident occurred which it may be as well to mention.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be in the remembrance of the reader that when I discovered the dagger which M. Felix had thrown at Emilia on the occasion of her visit to him, I placed it behind the massive sideboard in the sitting-room, my purpose being to conceal it from prying eyes.
