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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 "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
ADMISSIONS
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From this reading FURTHER ADMISSIONS.
Ali
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
all
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
arrest
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
begged
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
Colchester
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
conspired
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
dark-faced
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
declaration
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
demanded
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
Digby
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From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
down
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
Edwards
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
forced
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
formal
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
formally
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
FURTHER
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From this reading FURTHER ADMISSIONS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
happened
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
head
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
inert
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
Kemsley
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From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
love's
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
made
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
man-servant
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
Mrs
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
night
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
Petre
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
recollected
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
remain
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From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
room
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
sat
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
Scotland
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
table
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
there
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
uttering
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
villain
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
Well
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
well-remembered
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The secret of Digby Kemsley is still a secret, and will ever remain a secret."
woman
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
words
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From this reading I recollected Mrs. Petre uttering those words to me as that dark-faced villain Ali had forced my inert head down upon the table.
Yard
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From this reading Well, that same night when I had begged of Edwards my love's life, I sat in his room at Scotland Yard and there made a formal declaration of what had happened to me on that well-remembered night outside Colchester.
young
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From this reading I formally demanded the arrest of the woman, of Ali, and of the young man-servant, all of whom had conspired to take my life.
