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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked eagerly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
attention
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
Bartholomew
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
board
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
BOOK
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
calmly
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From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
da
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
discovered
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From this reading “And you have discovered the secret?”
discovery
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
documents
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From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
eagerly
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From this reading I asked eagerly.
entered
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
filled
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
finding
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
going
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From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
gone
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
interest
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
interesting
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
lost
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From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
made
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
manner
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
most
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
Mr
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
night
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
once
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
said
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From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
saw
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
Schorno
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
seated
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From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “And you have discovered the secret?”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
soon
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
Staffurth's
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
story
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
strange
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
study
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
survivor
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
table
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From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
turned
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From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
VELLUM
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
WRITTEN
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From this reading WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK AS soon as I entered Mr. Staffurth’s little study I saw by his manner that the discovery he had made filled him with interest.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your story of the finding of the strange ship with the mysterious survivor on board was most interesting, and last night, after you had gone, I turned my attention at once to this book, written by Bartholomew da Schorno.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have lost no time in going through your documents,” he said calmly, when I was seated by his table.
