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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 Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
all
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
became
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
black
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
car
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From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
chase
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From this reading The chase was, indeed, exciting.
chauffeur
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
clouds
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
companion
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From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
daring
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
dark
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
detained
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
drove
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
eager
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From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
Englishman
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From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
escape
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
exciting
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From this reading The chase was, indeed, exciting.
Flobecq
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
frequent
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
full
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From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
gained
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
herald
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
indeed
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From this reading The chase was, indeed, exciting.
Italy
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
low
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
Mediterranean
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
nerve
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
night
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
now
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
old
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
Once
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
Orbetello
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
possessed
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
quaint
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
sat
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From this reading The Englishman and his companion sat in the car full of eager anxiety.
shore
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
spring
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
stopping-place
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chase was, indeed, exciting.
then
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
thick
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
thunderstorm
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From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
town
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
train
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
urged
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From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
warrant
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From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chase was, indeed, exciting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The night became thick and black with those dark, low clouds which in spring in Italy are so frequent, and herald a thunderstorm.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So they urged on the chauffeur, who now drove with all the nerve and daring he possessed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once Flobecq gained the train at its stopping-place, Orbetello--that quaint old town on the Mediterranean shore--then he would escape, as without a warrant he could not be detained.
