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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 METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
Ali
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Under it was another coat.
aside
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
Baba's
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
Beard
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From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
big
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
brace
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
businesslike
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
careless
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
coat
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From this reading Under it was another coat.
dropped
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
Dumont's
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
feet
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
floor
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
FORESIGHT
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
German
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
girl
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From this reading The girl had turned very pale.
glance
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
Golden
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From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl had turned very pale.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
hard
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From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
holding
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From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
Ilse
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under it was another coat.
ladder
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
laid
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
level
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
manner
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
merely
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
METHOD
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
Neeland
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
off
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
overcoat
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
pale
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From this reading The girl had turned very pale.
picked
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From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
pistol
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
pistols
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
removed
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
rope
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
seated
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
silk
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
stooped
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From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
threat
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
threw
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
turned
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From this reading The girl had turned very pale.
unbuckled
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
unwound
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From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
up
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From this reading She stooped, picked up the silk ladder, and, holding it in both hands, looked hard at Golden Beard.
very
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From this reading The girl had turned very pale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under it was another coat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He threw this off in a brisk, businesslike manner, unbuckled a brace of pistols, laid them aside, unwound from his body a long silk rope ladder which dropped to the floor at Ilse Dumont's feet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
word
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From this reading METHOD AND FORESIGHT Without a word--with merely a careless glance at Neeland, who remained seated under the level threat of Ali Baba's pistol, the big, handsome German removed his overcoat.
