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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 not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
Bansemer
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
belief
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
best
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
brief
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
broad
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
chin
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
chivalry
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
clear
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From this reading HOURS OF TERROR Droom's intentions were clear.
clerk
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
collar
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
cover
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
covered
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
cunning
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
deed
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
described
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
discouraged
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
Droom's
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From this reading HOURS OF TERROR Droom's intentions were clear.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
face
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
felt
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
fugitive's
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
gaunt
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
glimpse
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
heart
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
hire
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
HOURS
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From this reading HOURS OF TERROR Droom's intentions were clear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
intentions
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From this reading HOURS OF TERROR Droom's intentions were clear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
James
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
jeopardising
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
just
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
kept
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
knew
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
man
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
master
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
muffler
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
nature
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
obstinate
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOURS OF TERROR Droom's intentions were clear.
out
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
own
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
prompted
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
safety
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
started
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
tender
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
TERROR
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From this reading HOURS OF TERROR Droom's intentions were clear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
tracks
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From this reading He had started out to do his duty by James Bansemer because he was in his hire; and he felt it still his duty to cover the tracks of his master as best he could.
turned
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
ulster
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
up
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
valour
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From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
watched
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From this reading He knew that he was jeopardising his own safety; the obstinate cunning of his nature insisted that the man he had watched was Bansemer, although his brief glimpse of the fugitive's face discouraged that belief.
well
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From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOURS OF TERROR Droom's intentions were clear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not a tender heart nor was it chivalry which prompted him to do the deed of valour just described.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gaunt clerk kept his chin well covered with his great muffler; the broad collar of his ulster was turned up about his face.
