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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 MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
account
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
announced
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
ascertaining
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From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
assist
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
Bennett
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From this reading We had seen no more of Bennett.
boards
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
certain
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
crowbar
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
departed
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From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
diligent
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
felt
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had seen no more of Bennett.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
hidden
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
hollow
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
house
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
investigating
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
KNUTTON
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
Like
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
loose
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
lunch
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
Manor
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
MARGARET
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
more
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From this reading We had seen no more of Bennett.
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We had seen no more of Bennett.
object
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From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
own
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
Plough
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From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
probably
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From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
quietly
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From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
ready
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
refreshed
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
reward
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
Seal
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
search
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
seen
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From this reading We had seen no more of Bennett.
seized
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
somewhere
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
started
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
tapping
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
treasure
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From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
wainscotting
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
walls
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From this reading So he started on his own account tapping walls and investigating loose boards and hollow wainscotting.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had come to the Plough probably with the object of ascertaining who we were, and had departed as quietly as he had come.
wielding
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON WE returned to the Manor, and Seal, refreshed by his lunch, seized a crowbar and wielding it with his great strength announced himself ready to assist us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Like ourselves, he felt certain that, the treasure being hidden somewhere in that house, diligent search would have its reward.
