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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 OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
Beacon
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
dandified
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
Day
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
disappointed
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From this reading In this we were disappointed.
domiciliary
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
earth
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everywhere
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
find
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
fingers
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
Gregory
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
hoping
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
House
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
including
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
inquiry
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
knew
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From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
lodgings
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From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
London
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man
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manufacturer
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men
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From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
missing
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From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
Mr
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
nephew
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
old
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
OPENS
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
police
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
public
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
queer
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
QUESTIONS
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
see
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From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
SEVERAL
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
Sheffield
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slipped
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
steel
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
swallowed
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this we were disappointed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
Treeton
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From this reading Already Treeton knew that both men were missing from their lodgings.
up
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
vanished
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
visit
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From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS Our next step in the inquiry was a domiciliary visit to Beacon House.
watching
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the public, including Mr. Day, were expecting to see his nephew, we, of course, were hoping to find old Gregory.
white-haired
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
young
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From this reading Yet while the police were watching everywhere for the dandified young man from London, the queer, white-haired old Sheffield steel manufacturer had slipped through their fingers and vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
