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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 He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
ago
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
all
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
any
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
Bedloe
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From this reading There were the Bedloe boys, the three of them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
befriended
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
boys
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From this reading There were the Bedloe boys, the three of them.
Clayton
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were two other men who do not come into this story.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
darkness
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
debt
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There were two other men who do not come into this story.
door
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
dozen
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From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
draw
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
ears
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
eyes
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
far
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
fellow
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
five
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
FRIENDSHIP
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
frowning
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
get
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From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
gratitude
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
happen
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
known
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
man
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
men
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From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
note
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
other
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
realizing
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
rein
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
see
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
sitting
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
some
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
sort
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From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
story
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From this reading There were two other men who do not come into this story.
sworn
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From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
There
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From this reading There were the Bedloe boys, the three of them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
three
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From this reading There were the Bedloe boys, the three of them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
Twenty
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
two
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From this reading There were two other men who do not come into this story.
used
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
very
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He could name a half dozen men who were not above this sort of thing, men who had, some of them, sworn to "get him."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
yards
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From this reading IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP Twenty yards from the door he drew rein, sitting still, frowning into the darkness.
years
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From this reading Not for the first time was he realizing that the note might not be from Clayton at all; that some other man could have known of his debt of gratitude to the little fellow who had befriended him five years ago; that the name might have been used to draw him here, alone and very far from any ears to hear, any eyes to see, what might happen.
