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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 EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
appeared
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
bone
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
CAPTURES
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
CARDS
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
conventional
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
DATE
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
demanded
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you do?"
DOLLARS
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
door
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
entered
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
entrance
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
equipoise
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
exhibition
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
EXQUISITE'S
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
FAILED
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
FETCH
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
FIVE
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
followed
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
forth
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
GAME
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
ghost
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
GREATEST
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
HAND
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
hero
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
hour
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
instant
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
intimated
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
joints
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
just
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
like
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
losing
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
lost
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
MAN
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
men
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
midnight
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
opened
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
PERFORMS
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
proceeded
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
PROVES
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
rattling
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
reached
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From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
recovered
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
REWARD
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
room
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From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
stared
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
STREAKS
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His entrance was followed by an exhibition as though a ghost had suddenly appeared at the conventional midnight hour and demanded a hand, as he reached forth his rattling joints of bone.
THOUSAND
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you do?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As intimated, the game had proceeded and our hero was winning and losing, when suddenly the door of the room opened and a man of remarkable appearance entered the room.
WHOMpronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
wink
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From this reading The men stared, even our hero for just one instant lost his equipoise, but he recovered when like a wink he asked, as though no one had entered the room:
WINNING
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
WORK
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From this reading THE EXQUISITE'S GAME PROVES A WINNING HAND, BUT NOT AT THE CARDS--HE PERFORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREAKS OF DETECTIVE WORK TO DATE AND CAPTURES A MAN WHOM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD HAD FAILED TO FETCH.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you do?"
