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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 REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
addressing
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From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
appeared
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
bed
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
box
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
bureau
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
card-board
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
carefully
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
cheap
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
cotton-wool
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
crossed
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
discovered
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From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
displayed
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
floor
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From this reading “It was lying on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
Fournereau
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
inches
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was lying on the floor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
jewelry
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
knew
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From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
lately
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From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
lying
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From this reading “It was lying on the floor.
man
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From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It was lying on the floor.
opening
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
quickly
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
REVEALS
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
room
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
rosewood
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
said
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From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
small
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I have something here,” she said, addressing the man before her.
square
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
steel
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
therefrom
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
thimble
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
too
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From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
TRUTH
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
used
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was lying on the floor.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
woman
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From this reading REVEALS THE TRUTH The woman Fournereau crossed the room quickly to a small rosewood bureau and took therefrom a little card-board box about a couple of inches square, such as are used for cheap jewelry.
woman's
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From this reading And opening the box carefully she displayed, lying in a bed of cotton-wool, what at first appeared to be a woman’s steel thimble.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You alone knew its secret--a secret which I too have lately discovered.”
