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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
bonds
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From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
business
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
call
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
chair
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From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
covered
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
Daly
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From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
debts
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
disbelieve
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From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
doesn't
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From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
don't
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From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
evening
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
fired
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
friend
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
grit
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From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
happened
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From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
he'd
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
heard
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
Hulton
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
lad
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
late
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
leaving
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From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
man
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
matter
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From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
more
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From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
nerve
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
office
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
old
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
opened
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From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
out
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
perhaps
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From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
pistol
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
safe
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From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
saw
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From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
showing
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From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
some
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
suspected
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From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
talk
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
trouble
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
wasn't
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From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don't know what the lad thought, but perhaps he saw he would be suspected or was ashamed of not showing more grit.
we'll
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From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He opened the safe when he was told and the man took the bonds and went out of the office, leaving Hulton in his chair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My friend--we'll call him the man--went to the office late in the evening and after some talk, covered Hulton with his pistol.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The lad had had some trouble about his debts, because the old man would have fired him out of the business if he'd heard of them, and his nerve wasn't good.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It doesn't matter if you disbelieve me; this is what happened," Daly rejoined.
