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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 A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
blue
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
called
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From this reading He was what is called a very effeminate-looking young man.
career
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
CHAPPIE
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
clear
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
CLOSES
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
complexion
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
COMRADE
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
delicate
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
DUDIE
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
DUNNE
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
effeminate-looking
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From this reading He was what is called a very effeminate-looking young man.
entered
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
eyes
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
fact
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
features
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
FEW
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
force
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
FRESH
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
girlish
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen others like him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have seen others like him.
IDENTITY
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was what is called a very effeminate-looking young man.
LAY
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
like
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From this reading We have seen others like him.
make-up
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
man
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
noteworthy
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
NUMBER
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
Oscar
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
others
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From this reading We have seen others like him.
OUT
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
physical
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
police
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
possessed
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
rather
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
REAL
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
red
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
seen
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From this reading We have seen others like him.
STARTS
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
SWEET
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
There
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
TWO
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
up
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
very
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From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing noteworthy in the career of Dudie or rather Oscar Dunne up to the time he entered upon the police force beyond the fact that he was of a very remarkable physical make-up.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen others like him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was what is called a very effeminate-looking young man.
white
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
WORDS
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From this reading A FEW WORDS AS TO THE REAL IDENTITY OF DUDIE DUNNE--THE DETECTIVE STARTS OUT ON A FRESH "LAY," AND AS A CHAPPIE SWEET CLOSES IN ON COMRADE NUMBER TWO.
young
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From this reading He was a young man possessed of very delicate features, girlish blue eyes and a clear red and white complexion.
