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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 "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
accentuates
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From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
arrived
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
card
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
chain
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From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
concerning
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
conclusion
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
conviction
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From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
correctness
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From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
earnestly
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From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
Edward
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From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
false
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
hardly
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
Hearts
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From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
hundred
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
irritably
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
knowledge
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
lawyer
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
Layton
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From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
Layton's
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
link
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From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
matters
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
moment
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From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
Nine
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From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
pocket
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From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
possession
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
pressed
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
questions
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
reputation
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From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
respect
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
said
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
see
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From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
somewhat
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
stake
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From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will stake my life and reputation that, until that moment, Edward Layton did not know that the card was in his pocket."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will stake my life and reputation," said the lawyer, earnestly, "upon the correctness of my conclusion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
witnesses
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From this reading "He asked no questions," said the lawyer, somewhat irritably, "concerning a hundred matters upon which the witnesses should have been hardly pressed.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, supposing you had not already arrived at a false conclusion with respect to poor Layton's knowledge of the possession of the card."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you not see that this accentuates my conviction that the Nine of Hearts is a link in the chain?"
