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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
abused
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From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
affair
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
affected
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From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
agreed
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
aspect
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
back
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
beach
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From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
came
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From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
deductions
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From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
discovery
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
discussed
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
doubt
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
Garnesk's
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From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
General
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From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
greatly
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From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
grunted
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From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
house
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
interesting
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From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
live
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From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
looking
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From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
man
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
manner
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From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SHOLTO.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SHOLTO.
old
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From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
ordinary
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
path
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From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
place
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From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
pretty
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
result
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From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
see
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From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
shocking
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From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
SHOLTO
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SHOLTO.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I never dreamt I should live to see the old place abused in this shocking manner," he grunted.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
stole
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
strange
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF SHOLTO.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
thief
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
thoroughly
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him of Garnesk's deductions and their interesting result, and the old man was greatly affected.
up
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From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
verandah
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From this reading The General was standing on the verandah, looking about for us, as we came up the beach path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
way
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From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We discussed our discovery pretty thoroughly on the way back to the house, and both agreed that it left no doubt upon one aspect of this strange affair--the man who stole Sholto was no ordinary thief.
