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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 letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
addressed
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He corrected and re-wrote it several times before he was satisfied.
applied
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He corrected and re-wrote it several times before he was satisfied.
breakfast
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
composition
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From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
contain
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From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
corrected
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From this reading He corrected and re-wrote it several times before he was satisfied.
cryptogram
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
dozen
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From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
Ducie
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
fact
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
friend
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LITTLE PACKET FROM LONDON.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
immediately
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
important
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He corrected and re-wrote it several times before he was satisfied.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
letters
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
lines
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From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE PACKET FROM LONDON.
LONDON
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From this reading THE LITTLE PACKET FROM LONDON.
more
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From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
note
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
own
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
PACKET
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From this reading THE LITTLE PACKET FROM LONDON.
particular
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From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
plea
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
re-wrote
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From this reading He corrected and re-wrote it several times before he was satisfied.
resolved
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
room
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
satisfied
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From this reading He corrected and re-wrote it several times before he was satisfied.
several
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
shut
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
stolen
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE PACKET FROM LONDON.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
times
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From this reading He corrected and re-wrote it several times before he was satisfied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
translation
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From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
unusually
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From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
up
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although the note did not contain more than a dozen lines, Captain Ducie was unusually particular as to its composition.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The letters resolved themselves into one note, of no great length, addressed to a friend in London--to the same friend, in fact, to whom he had applied for a translation of the stolen cryptogram.
write
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From this reading Next morning, immediately after breakfast, Captain Ducie shut himself up in his own room on the plea of having several important letters to write.
