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accident
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From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
agents
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
all
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
answer
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
assist
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
back
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
carried
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
Chrysie
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
Chrysie's
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
closed
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
conclusions
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
conspiracy
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
Count
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
country
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
Court
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
daring
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
daughter's
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
door
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
enabled
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
English
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
entrez
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
eyes
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
fact
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
father's
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
gently
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
government
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
guests
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
happened
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From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
happily
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
hatched
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
hazards
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
house
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
inside
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
knew
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
love-sharpened
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
most
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
murmured
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
noticed
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
opened
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
orders
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
Orrel
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
out
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
own
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
people
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
probably
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From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
reach
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
room
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
skilfully-devised
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From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
slipped
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
some
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From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
Sophie
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
spies
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
suggestion
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
suspicion
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From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
there
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
two
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
unscrupulous
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From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
Valdemar
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
very
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From this reading Sophie opened the door in answer to her father's murmured "entrez," and closed it very gently behind her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had not noticed Chrysie as she slipped into her own room, for her back was towards her, and, happily, she had no suspicion whatever of the conclusions which Chrysie's love-sharpened eyes had enabled her to reach.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For though but two people among the guests at Orrel Court knew it, there were spies both inside and around the great house, unscrupulous agents of an unscrupulous government, who would have carried out their orders at all hazards.
working
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From this reading In fact, they had been brought there by Count Valdemar, at his daughter's suggestion, to assist in working out the most daring conspiracy that had ever been hatched at an English country house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she had, some skilfully-devised accident would probably have happened.
