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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 Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
Agency's
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
all
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
attacked
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
back
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
bayous
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From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
boat
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The search for the pirate vessel was therefore conducted below the town, but most unsuccessfully.
conducted
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From this reading The search for the pirate vessel was therefore conducted below the town, but most unsuccessfully.
Correspondence
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
day
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
Detecting
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
Detective
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
disguises
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
edge
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
exhausted
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
far
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
gave
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
greater
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
Gubb
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
hiding
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
indentations
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From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
indicate
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
lessons
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
likely
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
many
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From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
more
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
most
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From this reading The search for the pirate vessel was therefore conducted below the town, but most unsuccessfully.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
nest
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
Once
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
only
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
opportunities
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
page
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
pirate
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
Rising
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
river
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
river's
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
Riverbank
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
School
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
search
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From this reading The search for the pirate vessel was therefore conducted below the town, but most unsuccessfully.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
seen
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
several
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From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
shore
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
shore-line
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From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
shores
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
skiff
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
sloped
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From this reading Above the town the shores sloped back from the river's edge, and even a skiff on the shore could be seen from across the river.
sloughs
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From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
steamer
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
Sun
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
There
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From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The search for the pirate vessel was therefore conducted below the town, but most unsuccessfully.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
three
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
town
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From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
twelve
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
unsuccessfully
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From this reading The search for the pirate vessel was therefore conducted below the town, but most unsuccessfully.
vessel
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From this reading The search for the pirate vessel was therefore conducted below the town, but most unsuccessfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once only had a steamer been attacked above the town, and this seemed to indicate that the pirates had their nest below Riverbank, and this was the more likely as the river below town gave far greater opportunities for hiding the pirate boat during the day.
weeks
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From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gubb, in the three weeks during which the search went on, exhausted all his disguises and every page of the twelve lessons of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There were several sloughs or bayous and many indentations of the shore-line, while above the town there was none.
