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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 He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
all
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
attempted
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
bore
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
Branchville
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From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
bureau
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
camp
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
captured
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From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
clever
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
convinced
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
coward
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From this reading He was far from being a coward.
crafty
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
dared
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
detective
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
employee
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
evidence
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
fact
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
failed
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
fairly
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
familiar
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
far
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From this reading He was far from being a coward.
fellow
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
felt
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
followed
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From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was far from being a coward.
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
Garrison's
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
hand
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
job
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
once
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
pick
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
possessions
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
rather
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
really
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
reliable
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
remain
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
REVELATIONS
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
rifled
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From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
Robinson
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
seen
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
shady
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
somewhat
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
suit-case
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From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
taken
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
tampered
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
terms
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
trap
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From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
up
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From this reading Despite the fact that his hand still bore the evidence of having tampered with Garrison's possessions, he had dared remain on the job because he felt convinced that Garrison had never really seen him and could not, therefore, pick him up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was he who had followed Garrison to Branchville, rifled his suit-case, and been captured by the trap.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
work
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From this reading REVELATIONS The fellow whom Garrison had taken into camp had once attempted detective work himself and failed.
young
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From this reading He was not at all a clever being, but rather a crafty, fairly reliable employee of a somewhat shady "bureau" with which young Robinson was on quite familiar terms.
