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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His discovery was an important one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
become
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
blindfolded
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
CORRIDOR
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From this reading ROOM NUMBER FOUR IN THE CORRIDOR.
Diamond
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From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
discovery
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From this reading His discovery was an important one.
dropped
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
Ducie
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entrance
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From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
finding
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From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
floor
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
FOUR
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From this reading ROOM NUMBER FOUR IN THE CORRIDOR.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
hiding-place
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From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
host's
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
important
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From this reading His discovery was an important one.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROOM NUMBER FOUR IN THE CORRIDOR.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
just
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
library
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
neglected
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
night
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
now
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
NUMBER
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From this reading ROOM NUMBER FOUR IN THE CORRIDOR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
paper
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
past
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
pellet
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From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
pellets
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
pocket
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
previous
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
private
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
proceedings
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
proof-positive
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From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
purposely
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
requisite
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
return
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
ROOM
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From this reading ROOM NUMBER FOUR IN THE CORRIDOR.
some
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From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROOM NUMBER FOUR IN THE CORRIDOR.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The finding of this pellet he looked on as proof-positive that the entrance to the hiding-place of the Diamond must be in that room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
tiny
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From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His discovery was an important one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we left him last he had just found on the floor of his host's private library one of the tiny paper pellets which he had dropped purposely from his pocket when blindfolded the previous night.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It has now become requisite to return to Captain Ducie, whose proceedings have been neglected for some time past.
