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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 had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
addressed
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
approach
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
ask
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
black
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
box
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
dark
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From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
DESCRIBES
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From this reading DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN.
E
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
eight
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
four
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
fourteenth
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From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
fugitive
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From this reading I recollected the words of the fugitive.
go
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
hand
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
Haymarket
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
January
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From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
just
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
K
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
lady
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
letter
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
news
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
night
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From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
numbered
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
o'clock
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
out
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
P
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
Piccadilly
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
precisely
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
rainy
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From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
recollected
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From this reading I recollected the words of the fugitive.
said
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
side
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
SIGN
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From this reading DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN.
stand
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
Station
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
taken
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
telephone
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN.
thoughtfully
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
tryst
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From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
Tube
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From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
turned
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From this reading That afternoon I had taken out the sealed letter addressed to "E. P. K." and turned it over thoughtfully in my hand.
unpleasant
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From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night of my mysterious tryst--the night of January the fourteenth--was dark, rainy, and unpleasant.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
words
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From this reading I recollected the words of the fugitive.
YELLOW
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From this reading DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He had said: "On the night of the fourteenth just at eight o'clock precisely, go to the Piccadilly Tube Station and stand at the first telephone box numbered four, on the Haymarket side, when a lady in black will approach you and ask news of me.
