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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 Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
AFFAIR
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
alarmed
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
all
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
attempted
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
Beacon
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
bolted
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
burglars
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From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
burglary
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
carefully
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
concealed
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
consternation
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
created
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
Cromer
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
Dean
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
doors
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
greatest
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
Gregory's
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
House
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
inhabitants
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
known
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
law-abiding
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From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
locked
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
made
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From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
mention
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From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
Mr
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
Mrs
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
naturally
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
night
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
now
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From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
old
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
pledged
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
police
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
police-station
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From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
public
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
quiet
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From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
result
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From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
secrecy
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
servant
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
SEVENTEENTH
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
shoe
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From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
test
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From this reading I returned the shoe to the police-station, but made no mention of the result of my test.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
theft
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
there
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
town
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From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
treasure
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
Treeton
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From this reading Treeton pledged Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their servant to secrecy, therefore all that was known in Cromer was that there had been an attempted burglary at Beacon House.
truth
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From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH The ingenious theft of old Gregory's treasure created the greatest consternation amongst the police, though the truth was carefully concealed from the public.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Therefore the inhabitants were naturally alarmed, and now carefully locked and bolted their doors at night.
years
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From this reading Cromer is a quiet, law-abiding town, and burglars had not been known there for years.
