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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 Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
alarmed
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
bag
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
bed
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From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
bench
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From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, s'posin' I did?"
door
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From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
escape
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
fear
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From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
get
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
house
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, s'posin' I did?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
inspector
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
Jet
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
locked
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From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
made
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
men
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
message
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
narrow
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
now
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
only
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
possibility
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
reasonable
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
s'posin
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From this reading "Well, s'posin' I did?"
sat
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
seated
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From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
see
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From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
served
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From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
stranger
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From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
sunset
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From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
suspected
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this score, however, he need have had little fear.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
troubled
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
ushered
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From this reading Before sunset a gentleman was ushered into his cell and the door locked behind him.
wanted
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From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
Well
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From this reading "Well, s'posin' I did?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
woods
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE DETECTIVE The only thing which troubled Jet as he sat alone in the narrow cell was the possibility that the inspector might not get his message in time to bag the suspected men before they left the house in the woods, for now that he had made his escape, it was reasonable to suppose they would be alarmed.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wanted to see the inspector," the stranger began, as he seated himself on the narrow bench which served as a bed.
