Chapter II
THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!" Helen Thurwell exclaimed suddenly. "They're more than an hour late, and I'm desperately hungry!" "It is rank ingratitude!" Rachel Kynaston sighed.
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Chapter II
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THE
MURDER
NEAR
THE
FALCON'S
NEST
"I
call
it
perfectly
dreadful
of
those
men!"
Helen
Thurwell
exclaimed
suddenly.
"They're
more
than
an
hour
late,
and
I'm
desperately
hungry!"
"It
is
rank
ingratitude!"
Rachel
Kynaston
sighed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MURDER
NEAR
THE
FALCON'S
NEST
"I
call
it
perfectly
dreadful
of
those
men!"
Line 2
Helen
Thurwell
exclaimed
suddenly.
Line 3
"They're
more
than
an
hour
late,
and
I'm
desperately
hungry!"
Line 4
"It
is
rank
ingratitude!"
Line 5
Rachel
Kynaston
sighed.
Learner Dictionary
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Dreadful
adjective
US /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Helen Thurwell exclaimed suddenly.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "They're more than an hour late, and I'm desperately hungry!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They're more than an hour late, and I'm desperately hungry!"
call
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desperately
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dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"
exclaimed
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From this reading Helen Thurwell exclaimed suddenly.
FALCON'S
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Helen
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From this reading Helen Thurwell exclaimed suddenly.
hour
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hungry
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"
I'm
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ingratitude
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is rank ingratitude!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"
Kynaston
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From this reading Rachel Kynaston sighed.
late
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men
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more
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MURDER
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NEAR
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NEST
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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perfectly
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From this reading THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"
Rachel
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From this reading Rachel Kynaston sighed.
rank
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sighed
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From this reading Rachel Kynaston sighed.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen Thurwell exclaimed suddenly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "They're more than an hour late, and I'm desperately hungry!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"
They're
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From this reading "They're more than an hour late, and I'm desperately hungry!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE MURDER NEAR THE FALCON'S NEST "I call it perfectly dreadful of those men!"
Thurwell
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From this reading Helen Thurwell exclaimed suddenly.