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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 I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
Adelphi
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
approach
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
ascertain
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From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
asking
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
believed
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From this reading The scoundrel never believed that I would return.
Bolton
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
Budd
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
Caledonian
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
call
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
convinced
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From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
eager
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
Ellice
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
feared
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
Hotel
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
hour
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
implicit
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From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
inquiries
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
lived
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From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
London
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From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
made
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
man
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
message
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
Mr
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
Nello
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From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scoundrel never believed that I would return.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
note
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
paper
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From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
placed
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From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
return
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From this reading The scoundrel never believed that I would return.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
room
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading The scoundrel never believed that I would return.
see
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From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
sent
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
soon
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
Street
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
telling
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
Terrace
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From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
Tibbie
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From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feared to approach Bolton Street; therefore I took a room at the Caledonian Hotel on Adelphi Terrace and sent a note to Budd to come and see me.
trust
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From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was determined to ascertain who it was in whom Tibbie placed such implicit trust.
Winsloe
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From this reading In an hour my man stood before me, telling me of the eager inquiries made for me by Mr Ellice Winsloe, and the message he had left, asking me to call and see him as soon as ever I returned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was convinced that the mysterious Nello lived in London, and therefore would see the paper next morning.
