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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 VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
advancing
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Affair
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
apparatus
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
busy
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Chelmsford
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Coltano
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
conducting
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
curious
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
dear
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From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
Enrico
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From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
entered
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
experiment
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
face
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From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
foreigner
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
gasped
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From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
Geoffrey
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
hand
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
heard
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
laboratory
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
lighting
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From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
month
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
new
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
placed
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
pleasure
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From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
research
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
seated
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
sent
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
shoulder
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Signal
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
some
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
sprung
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From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
starting
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From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
tall
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
They've
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
VOICE
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
VOID
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Well
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From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
well-dressed
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Why
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From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
young
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
