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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 It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
act
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
bath
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
better
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
boast
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
BoundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
Boundary's
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
brick
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From this reading It was a red brick villa, the home of a well-to-do man.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
Californian
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
ceased
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
Colonel
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
Dan
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
domicile
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
dressed
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
driver
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
earth
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
earthquake
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
emotion
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
face
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
finished
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
floor
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
Ford
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
gates
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped half-way up the path, having now a better view of the house.
HANSON
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He stopped half-way up the path, having now a better view of the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
home
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From this reading It was a red brick villa, the home of a well-to-do man.
Horsham
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
hotel
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
house
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From this reading He stopped half-way up the path, having now a better view of the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
lathering
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
Lodge
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
man
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From this reading It was a red brick villa, the home of a well-to-do man.
MISSING
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
now
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From this reading He stopped half-way up the path, having now a better view of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
operations
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
partner
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
path
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From this reading He stopped half-way up the path, having now a better view of the house.
red
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From this reading It was a red brick villa, the home of a well-to-do man.
Rose
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
said
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
shaving
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
slowly
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
station
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped half-way up the path, having now a better view of the house.
surveyed
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
taxi-cab
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
tenth
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
tremble
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From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
up
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From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
view
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From this reading He stopped half-way up the path, having now a better view of the house.
villa
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From this reading It was a red brick villa, the home of a well-to-do man.
wait
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
want
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
well-to-do
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From this reading It was a red brick villa, the home of a well-to-do man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was Colonel Boundary's boast that he was in the act of lathering his face on the tenth floor of a Californian hotel when the earthquake began, and that he finished his shaving operations, took his bath and dressed himself before the earth had ceased to tremble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE MISSING HANSON Colonel Dan Boundary descended slowly from the Ford taxi-cab which had brought him up from Horsham station and surveyed without emotion the domicile of his partner.
wooden
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From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall want you again, so you had better wait," he said to the driver and passed through the wooden gates toward Rose Lodge.
