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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 When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading People were about me the whole time.
accompanied
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
AMBLER
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From this reading AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
arrived
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
circumstances
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
closely
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
conservatory
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
cook
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
dawned
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
detectives
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
Ethelwynn
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
examined
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
few
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
friend
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
hall
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
hazarded
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
INQUISITIVE
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From this reading AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE.
JEVONS
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From this reading AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
made
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People were about me the whole time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
murderer
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From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
notes
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
nurse
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
object
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From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
opportunity
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From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
People
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From this reading People were about me the whole time.
picked
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From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
re-examining
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From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
remarks
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
Scotland
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
scrutinised
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
sister
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
spot
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From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
taken
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading People were about me the whole time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People were about me the whole time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
two
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
up
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From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
vicinity
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From this reading Ethelwynn had taken her sister to a friend in the vicinity, accompanied by the nurse and the cook.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People were about me the whole time.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Hence I had no opportunity of re-examining the little object I had picked up from the spot where the murderer must have stood.
whole
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From this reading People were about me the whole time.
window
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
wise
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
Yard
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From this reading When morning dawned two detectives from Scotland Yard arrived, made notes of the circumstances, examined the open window in the conservatory, hazarded a few wise remarks, and closely scrutinised the dagger in the hall.
