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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
assured
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
Bansemer
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From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
Cables
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
certainly
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From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bansemer took no one into his confidence, not even Droom.
convinced
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
correspond
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From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
description
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From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
Droom
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From this reading Bansemer took no one into his confidence, not even Droom.
Droom's
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From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
erstwhile
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bansemer took no one into his confidence, not even Droom.
extract
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
FANGS
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fireman
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
gain
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
hard
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From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
henchman
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From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bansemer took no one into his confidence, not even Droom.
Investigation
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
James
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From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
known
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
lady
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From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
lake
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
machinery
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
magnate
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
mansion
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
mistaken
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From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
near
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
New
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bansemer took no one into his confidence, not even Droom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
now
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
Once
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bansemer took no one into his confidence, not even Droom.
people
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
personal
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
possession
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
powerful
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
recalled
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From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
rich
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
set
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
SIGHT
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From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bansemer took no one into his confidence, not even Droom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN SIGHT OF THE FANGS At first, it was hard for James Bansemer to believe that his henchman had not been mistaken.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Droom's description of the lady certainly did not correspond to what his memory recalled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
work
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From this reading Once convinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon the machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret in his possession.
York
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From this reading Investigation, however, assured him that the Cables in the mansion near the lake were the people he had known in New York.
