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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 Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
Albany
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From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
beaten
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
Belsize
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
cab
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
chambers
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From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
clock
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
close
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
conducting
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From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
Dan
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
dared
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
Death
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delicious
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From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
denounce
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
detective
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
due
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From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
horror
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
hour
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
inimitably
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From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
issue
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From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
knew
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
Levy
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
Mackenzie
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
minutes
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
Miss
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
moneylender
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
more
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From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
most
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I was not Raffles, and what was more I was due already at his chambers in the Albany.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
outstripped
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
past
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
plunged
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
probably
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
Raffles
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From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
see
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From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
seven
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
Sinner
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situation
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From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
some
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
station
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
talking
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
together
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
train
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
triumphant
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From this reading I could see a delicious situation, and Raffles conducting it inimitably to a triumphant issue.
up
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From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Death of a Sinner What was I to do?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I must have been talking to Miss Belsize by the hour together; to my horror I found it close upon seven by the station clock; and it was some minutes past when I plunged into the first up train.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew what Raffles would have done; he would have outstripped Mackenzie in his descent upon the moneylender, beaten the cab on foot most probably, and dared Dan Levy to denounce him to the detective.
