Chapter XI
DESCRIBES A MEETING AND ITS SEQUEL His words staggered me. “Not agents of police!” I cried, dumfounded. “Why, they were fully cognizant of every detail of the affair. It was the Director of the Casino who presented them.”
The Sign of the Seven Sins
Chapter XI
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DESCRIBES
A
MEETING
AND
ITS
SEQUEL
His
words
staggered
me.
“Not
agents
of
police!”
I
cried,
dumfounded.
“Why,
they
were
fully
cognizant
of
every
detail
of
the
affair.
It
was
the
Director
of
the
Casino
who
presented
them.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
DESCRIBES
A
MEETING
AND
ITS
SEQUEL
His
words
staggered
me.
Line 2
“Not
agents
of
police!”
Line 3
I
cried,
dumfounded.
Line 4
“Why,
they
were
fully
cognizant
of
every
detail
of
the
affair.
Line 5
It
was
the
Director
of
the
Casino
who
presented
them.”
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried, dumfounded.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““Why, they were fully cognizant of every detail of the affair.”
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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 DESCRIBES A MEETING AND ITS SEQUEL His words staggered me.
affair
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agents
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From this reading “Not agents of police!”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Casino
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cognizant
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried, dumfounded.
DESCRIBES
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detail
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Director
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dumfounded
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From this reading I cried, dumfounded.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Why, they were fully cognizant of every detail of the affair.
fully
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HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DESCRIBES A MEETING AND ITS SEQUEL His words staggered me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried, dumfounded.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Director of the Casino who presented them.”
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading DESCRIBES A MEETING AND ITS SEQUEL His words staggered me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DESCRIBES A MEETING AND ITS SEQUEL His words staggered me.
MEETING
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From this reading DESCRIBES A MEETING AND ITS SEQUEL His words staggered me.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not agents of police!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not agents of police!”
police
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From this reading “Not agents of police!”
presented
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From this reading It was the Director of the Casino who presented them.”
SEQUEL
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staggered
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, they were fully cognizant of every detail of the affair.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was the Director of the Casino who presented them.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, they were fully cognizant of every detail of the affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Director of the Casino who presented them.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, they were fully cognizant of every detail of the affair.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the Director of the Casino who presented them.”
Why
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From this reading “Why, they were fully cognizant of every detail of the affair.
words
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From this reading DESCRIBES A MEETING AND ITS SEQUEL His words staggered me.