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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
always
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
bailies
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
bent
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From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
cottage
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
deposition
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
difficult
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From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
eager
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
errand
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From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
execute
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From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
family
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From this reading The little family had sat later than usual.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
got
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From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little family had sat later than usual.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
hearing
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
immediately
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
John
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
Kirkwall
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
later
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From this reading The little family had sat later than usual.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little family had sat later than usual.
men
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From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
more
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From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
murderer
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From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
news
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
night
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From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
now
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From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
people
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
repaired
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
Sabay's
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From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
sat
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From this reading The little family had sat later than usual.
Saturday
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From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
secured
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From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
seen
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
steamer
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
strangers
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The little family had sat later than usual.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bailies, after hearing the deposition, immediately repaired to John Sabay's cottage.
tourists
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
two
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From this reading No two men bent on such an errand ever found it more difficult to execute.
usual
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From this reading The little family had sat later than usual.
warrant
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From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Saturday night, and no warrant could now be got, but the murderer must be secured.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.
Wick
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From this reading John had always news they were eager to hear--of tourists and strangers he had seen in Wick, or of the people the steamer had brought to Kirkwall.