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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
almost
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
anxiety
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
attacked
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Was Peters’ death planned because he had in his possession these damaging papers?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
Carter
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From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
certain
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
damaging
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From this reading Was Peters’ death planned because he had in his possession these damaging papers?
death
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
desired
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From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
detective
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
incidents
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
Isabella
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From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
learn
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From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
man
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
many
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
Mr
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
out
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
papers
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
peculiar
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
Peters
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
planned
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From this reading Was Peters’ death planned because he had in his possession these damaging papers?
Porter
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From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
possession
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
put
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
recalled
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
record
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
reviewed
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
secure
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
some
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREAT.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Was Peters’ death planned because he had in his possession these damaging papers?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
THREAT
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From this reading THE THREAT.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carter desired to learn something about Isabella Porter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
way
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From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As the detective reviewed the incidents, and recalled the record of Peters’ death to his mind, he was almost certain that the man had been attacked by some one who desired to put him out of the way.
Wright's
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
years
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From this reading Her appearance at this time and her anxiety to secure the papers which had been left in Mr. Wright’s possession so many years before seemed peculiar.
