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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 CLOSE CALL.
accounted
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From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
aid
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
away
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
brushy
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
cachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
CALL
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From this reading A CLOSE CALL.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
can't
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
captors
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
CLOSE
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From this reading A CLOSE CALL.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
D'you
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
danger
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
dollars
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
down
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
far
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
fellows
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
follow
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
get
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
glasses
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
got
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
haven't
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
helping
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
hill
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
how
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From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
hundred
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
immediate
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
Just
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
law
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
Lessard
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From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
MacRae
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
men
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
miles
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
money
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
more
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
movements
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
much
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
neighborhood
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
planted
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
pocket
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
reflected
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From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
run
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
safely
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
seen
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
side
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
somewhere
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
stolen
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
there
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
there's
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
thousand
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "D'you know that plunder can't be far away; those fellows haven't had much time to make their _cache_," he reflected, more to himself than to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
twenty
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From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder how they accounted to Lessard for us.
would-be
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From this reading We were standing in a brushy pocket on the side of a hill, and as there was no immediate danger of our being seen, MacRae continued, by the aid of the glasses, to follow the movements of our would-be captors.
