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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 Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
became
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From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
came
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
committed
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
confident
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
crime
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
down
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
evident
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
George
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
guilty
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
man
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
moment
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
off
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Something seemed to say to him that he was on the wrong track.
out
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
own
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From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
persistent
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From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
person
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
plan
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
prove
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
questioned
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From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
Roland
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
run
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
sanity
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From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
sat
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
say
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From this reading Something seemed to say to him that he was on the wrong track.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something seemed to say to him that he was on the wrong track.
seriously
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From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This became so persistent that George was bewildered, and seriously questioned his own sanity.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something seemed to say to him that he was on the wrong track.
state
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From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
Stephen
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
strange
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From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
Stratton
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Something seemed to say to him that he was on the wrong track.
trial
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From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides this, he was in a strange state of mind which he himself could not understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
wavering
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From this reading The moment he sat down to think out a plan by which he could run down the man he was confident had committed the crime, a strange wavering of mind came over him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was evident to George Stratton that he would have no time before the trial came off in which to prove Stephen Roland the guilty person.
wrong
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From this reading Something seemed to say to him that he was on the wrong track.
