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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 The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
action
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
acute
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
Alcatraz
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could she have already warned the municipal authorities and this man?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
any
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
authorities
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From this reading Could she have already warned the municipal authorities and this man?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
blunder
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
boatman
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
broke
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
came
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
civic
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
Clarence's
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
collateral
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could she have already warned the municipal authorities and this man?
departed
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
disconcerted
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
dismissed
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
diverted
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
Fort
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
fugitive
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
grotesque
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
idea
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
instinctively
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
joined
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
justice
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
laugh
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
lips
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
man
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
Marshal
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
momentarily
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
municipal
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From this reading Could she have already warned the municipal authorities and this man?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
official
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
only
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
power
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
put
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
quickly
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
recollection
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
remembered
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
shamefacedly
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
significance
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
sincere
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
States
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
Susy's
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
taken
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
tension
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From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
Then
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Could she have already warned the municipal authorities and this man?
threat
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
unaffected
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From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
uneasy
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
United
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The grotesque blunder of being taken as a fugitive from justice relieved Clarence's mind from its acute tension,--he was momentarily diverted,--and it was not until the boatman had departed, and he was again alone, that it seemed to have any collateral significance.
warned
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From this reading Could she have already warned the municipal authorities and this man?
warning
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From this reading But he quickly remembered that any action from such a warning could only have been taken by the United States Marshal, and not by a civic official, and dismissed the idea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The laugh that instinctively broke from Clarence's lips was so sincere and unaffected that the man was disconcerted, and at last joined in it, a little shamefacedly.
wife
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From this reading Then an uneasy recollection of Susy's threat that she had the power to put his wife in Fort Alcatraz came across him.
