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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
any
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From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
boy
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From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
bushes
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
capture
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From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
clasped
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
concealment
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
crawled
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
detective
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
didn't
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From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
failed
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From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
fellow
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From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
hand
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
Jet
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
job
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From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
knew
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From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
making
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From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
men
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
minute
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From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
new-comers
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
opposite
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
out
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
place
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
power
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From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
prisoner
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From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
said
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
single-handed
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From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
speaking
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
strange
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From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
surprise
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From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
TRAIL
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL.
two
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
warmly
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From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The detective had crawled out of the bushes by the time the new-comers were opposite his place of concealment, and, before speaking to the two men, he clasped Jet warmly by the hand, as he said:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "He didn't tell us that it was him who took the fellow prisoner," one of the men said, in surprise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After making the capture, single-handed, it would have been strange if you had failed at the last minute."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I knew you could do the job, if it was in the power of any one, my boy.
