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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 had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
arms
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From this reading Cowboy had told him to check the small arms supplies.
attack
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
back
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
Black
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
boys
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
brought
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
Butch
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
capable
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
certain
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
check
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From this reading Cowboy had told him to check the small arms supplies.
concerned
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
connection
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
Cove
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
Cowboy
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
Dago
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
doing
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
engaged
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From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
expected
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
fast
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
Gallagher
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
gone
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
Hegarty's
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
hunch
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
interview
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
just
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
leaving
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
left
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
Marzonij
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From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
more
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
Nevada
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
news
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
patiently
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
place
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
plans
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
room
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
sent
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
shown
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From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
small
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From this reading Cowboy had told him to check the small arms supplies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
some
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
supplies
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From this reading Cowboy had told him to check the small arms supplies.
supply
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
talk
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From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
thinking
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
time
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
told
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From this reading Cowboy had told him to check the small arms supplies.
took
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
up
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From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
waited
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From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
way
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And he had been so engaged when Marzonij had been shown up.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He waited patiently with Dago while the interview took place, and was doing some fast thinking by the time Cowboy sent him to the supply room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Secret of Black Cove After leaving the boys that afternoon in the capable hands of Butch, Gallagher had gone back to Nevada to talk over certain plans in connection with Hegarty’s expected attack.
wondering
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From this reading He had left the room wondering just what it was Marzonij had brought in the way of news and he had more than a hunch that it concerned himself.
