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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 Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
advance
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
broker
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
car
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
certainly
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
cowboy
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
departure
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
failed
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
faster
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
girl
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
hail
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
hurried
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
Joe
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
made
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
many
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From this reading But then, the girl had made many misstatements.
margin
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
Matt
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From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
McGlory
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
misstatement
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
misstatements
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From this reading But then, the girl had made many misstatements.
more
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
Mr
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
mystery
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From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
narrow
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
New
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
off
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
piling
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From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
queer
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From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
Random
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
reach
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
road
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
said
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From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
seconds
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
taken
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
tangle
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From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
taxi
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
taxicab
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From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
then
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From this reading But then, the girl had made many misstatements.
thirty
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
touring
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From this reading By the narrow margin of no more than thirty seconds, Matt had failed to reach the road in time to hail the touring car.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Matt, in this queer taxicab tangle, one mystery was piling upon another.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe might be with Mr. Random, but the girl had certainly made a misstatement when she said that the cowboy and the broker had hurried off in advance of the taxicab.
York
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From this reading Joe McGlory, in a faster car than the “taxi,” had left New York after Matt and the girl had taken their departure.
