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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 SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
appeared
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
arrested
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From this reading And if they had arrested him he would have been indifferent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
attentions
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
barren
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
blow
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From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
burglarnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
criminal
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
day
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
death
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From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
detective
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
disconcerted
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
embarrassed
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
experience
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
face
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
find
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
hang-dog
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And if they had arrested him he would have been indifferent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if they had arrested him he would have been indifferent.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if they had arrested him he would have been indifferent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
indifferent
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From this reading And if they had arrested him he would have been indifferent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
lined
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
London
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
loved
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
Lyne
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From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
man
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
melancholy
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
most
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From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
new
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
night
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
old
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
overtaken
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From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
puckered
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
SAM
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
seamed
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
SILENCING
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
STAY
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
strolling
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
There
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if they had arrested him he would have been indifferent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
Thornton
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From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
tragic
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From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
unconcerned-looking
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From this reading It was no new experience to Sam Stay to find an unconcerned-looking detective strolling along behind him; but for the first time in his life the burglar was neither disconcerted nor embarrassed by these attentions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
watched
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From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The death of Thornton Lyne had been the most tragic blow which had ever overtaken him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE SILENCING OF SAM STAY There was a criminal in London who was watched day and night.
wild
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From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For this hang-dog criminal, with the long, melancholy face, lined and seamed and puckered so that he appeared to be an old man, had loved Thornton Lyne as he had loved nothing in his wild and barren life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if they had arrested him he would have been indifferent.
