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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 I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
arch-traitor
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only wished I had not come in before!
coming
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
compete
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
Daniel
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denunciation
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
dice
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
entailed
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
excitement
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
extra
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
game
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
Gray's
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I only wished I had not come in before!
hardly
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
harm
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
impending
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
Inn
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
joined
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
Knocked
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
Levy
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
Levy's
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
like
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
likely
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
loaded
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
machinations
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
measure
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
mercenaries
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
night
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I only wished I had not come in before!
now
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
obviously
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
only
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From this reading I only wished I had not come in before!
Out
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
own
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
play
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
police
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
proceedings
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
Raffles
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
rash
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
real
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
really
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
risk
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
saw
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
self-defence
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
shadowed
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
single
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
sportsman
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
taken
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
trap
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
trusted
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From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
Vauxhall
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From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knocked Out But it was hardly likely to be the last excitement of the night, as I saw for myself before Raffles joined me at Vauxhall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
wished
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From this reading I only wished I had not come in before!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An arch-traitor like Daniel Levy might at least be trusted to play the game out with loaded dice; no single sportsman could compete against his callous machinations; and that was obviously where I was coming in.
worse
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From this reading I saw now the harm that I had done by my rash proceedings in Gray's Inn, the extra risk entailed already and a worse one still impending.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
wretches
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From this reading If the wretches who had shadowed him were really Levy's mercenaries, and if they really had been taken in their own trap, their first measure of self-defence would be the denunciation of Raffles to the real police.
