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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 I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
appropriateness
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
arrive
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
autres
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
bank
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
banks
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
business
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
c'est
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
cab
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
catch
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
clever
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
contend
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
croire
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
d'etre
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
day
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
daybreak
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
de
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
door
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
due
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
early
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
enough
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
equipped
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
fin
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
financier
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
fishy
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
force
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
frustrate
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
general
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
half-past
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
hope
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
hour
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
house
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
idea
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
ill
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
Le
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
les
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
Liverpool
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
Lombard
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
London
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
made
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
minutes
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
miscreant
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
Miste's
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
moyen
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
o'clock
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
opened
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From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
out
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
perchance
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
perhaps
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
plus
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
que
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
red-handed
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
riding
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
se
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
station
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
stepped
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
stole
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
Street
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From this reading The train was due to arrive at Liverpool Street station at ten o'clock, and ten minutes after that hour I stepped from a cab at the door of the great bank in Lombard Street.
subtle
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
ten
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
TracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
train
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
trompe
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
very
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
vrai
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From this reading On the Track "Le vrai moyen d'etre trompe c'est de se croire plus fin que les autres."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So ill equipped was I to contend with a financier of Miste's force that I did not even know the hour at which the London banks opened for business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
work
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From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A general idea, however, that half-past ten would make quite a long enough day for such work made me hope to be in time to frustrate or perchance to catch red-handed this clever miscreant.
Yarmouth
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From this reading I stole out of the house before daybreak the next morning, and riding to Yarmouth, took a very early and (with perhaps a subtle appropriateness) a very fishy train to London.
