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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 The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
avenues
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
away
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
back
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
believes
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
best
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
blade
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
bold
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
by-way
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
calculated
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
cities
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consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
corner
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
crime
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
crossing
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darkened
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
desperate
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
DeterminedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
dogged
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
doubt
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
entire
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eternally
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
experience
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
fact
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
filled
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
foe
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
footsteps
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
front
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
get
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
ghosts
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
heart
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
hidden
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
Hoboken
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
Jimmy
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
kind
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
like
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
lurk
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
man
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
misgivings
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
modern
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more
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
most
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
nerves
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
nowadays
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
one's
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
own
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
perhaps
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
possible
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
put
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
quickened
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
shadowed
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
show
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From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
soon
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
stick
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
Stork
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
strongest
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
test
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
there
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
traverse
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From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
unpleasant
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
well
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From this reading The fact that one’s footsteps are dogged eternally, that at every sudden corner or darkened by-way a hidden foe may lurk, is the kind of thing that is well calculated to test the strongest nerves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peggy was terrified; and though Jimmy did his best to show a bold front, his heart was filled with misgivings.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Determined to get back to Hoboken as soon as possible, they quickened their footsteps, crossing the great avenues that traverse the entire length of this most wonderful of modern cities.
words
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From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
world
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From this reading If we put away ghosts and such like--in which nobody nowadays believes--there is, perhaps, no more unpleasant experience in the world than to be shadowed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Stork, in his own words, was a man who would stick at nothing--a desperate blade who, no doubt, had already more than one crime upon his conscience.
