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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 The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
battery
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
clerk
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From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
down
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From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
Duncan
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
fail
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From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
Fanning
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From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
fellow
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
Hildreth
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
kind
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
Let's
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From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
masked
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
meet
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From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
more
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
night
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From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
once
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From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
others
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From this reading Let's have the others down at once."
rang
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From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
reading
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From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
said
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
sat
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From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
silent
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From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
some
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
Telegraph
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From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
ten
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From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
Then
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
there's
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From this reading Then Duncan said: "Hildreth, there's more behind that; the fellow has a masked battery of some kind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
Tucker
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From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.
two
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From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two sat silent for a time after the reading was done.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hildreth rang for a clerk to whom he said:
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Telegraph to Tucker and Fanning to come down by the night express without fail, and meet Duncan here at ten in the morning.