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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 NICK CARTER ROBS A BANK.
adjusted
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
again
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
Almost
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
BANK
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From this reading NICK CARTER ROBS A BANK.
bear
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
body
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
boxlike
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
brought
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
carried
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
CARTER
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From this reading NICK CARTER ROBS A BANK.
commodious
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
concealed
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
considering
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
directions
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
done
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
finally
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
follow
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
following
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
given
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
ground
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
hand
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
highway
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
hold
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
instant
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
iron
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
leaped
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
lifted
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
machine
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
men
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
minus
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
near
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
NICK
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From this reading NICK CARTER ROBS A BANK.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
ordered
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
other
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
out
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
put
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
quickly
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
ROBS
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From this reading NICK CARTER ROBS A BANK.
sections
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
seized
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
soon
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
speed
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
still
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
stop
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
strange
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
taken
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
then
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
there
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From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But there were other wheels concealed in that commodious body, and these were quickly taken out and adjusted.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
three
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
time
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
together
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
told
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
tonneau
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From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
traveling
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
twinkling
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did so, and then he was told to bear a hand; and, following directions that were given him, he seized hold of the boxlike tonneau.
wheels
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From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Almost in a twinkling of time after that the machine was lifted from the track in sections, and finally, still in sections, was carried to a highway near at hand, where it was put together again, minus the iron wheels.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
wonderfully
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From this reading The instant the strange machine was brought to a stop--and it was done wonderfully soon, considering the speed at which they had been traveling--the three men leaped to the ground beside the track, and Nick was ordered to follow them.
