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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 CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
acquaintance
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
apprehensive
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
bedrooms
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
big
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
car
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
caravansary
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
city
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
close
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
compelled
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
conclusion
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
CONFIDES
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
conversing
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
de
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
development
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
discovery
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
engaged
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
entered
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
Ernest's
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
Europe
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
evident
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
fiacre
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
floor
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
followed
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
four
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
fresh
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
friends
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
Gare
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
Hotel
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
Keppel
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
Lazare
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
Lyon
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
manner
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
mystery
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
overhear
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From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
Paris
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
presence
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
rapid
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
rather
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
really
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From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
remain
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
rooms
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
sitting-room
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
some
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From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
spoken
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St
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
STORY
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
TABLE
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From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
Terminus
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
terribly
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
three
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From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
tiring
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
tried
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From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
vain
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From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONFIDES THE STORY OF A TABLE The discovery of Ernest’s presence in the car was an entirely fresh development of the mystery.
way
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Arrived at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, I entered a fiacre and followed them across the city to the Hotel Terminus, that big caravansary outside the Gare St. Lazare, where they engaged four rooms on the first floor--a sitting-room and three bedrooms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had been ignorant of his acquaintance with Keppel, but that they were really close friends was evident by the rapid, rather apprehensive manner in which they were conversing.
wonderment
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From this reading Therefore I was compelled to remain in wonderment until the conclusion of that long, terribly tiring journey half way across Europe.
words
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From this reading I tried, and tried again, to overhear some of the words spoken, but in vain.
