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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 Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
all
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
answer
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
anxiety
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From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
away
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
capital
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
charge
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
cigar
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
comment
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From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
corruption
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
dust-coat
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From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
end
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
engineer
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
flung
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
got
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
gray
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From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
heard
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From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
inferences
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
judicial
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
keen
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From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
Kent
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
knew
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
law
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
letting
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
lie
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
listener
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From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
Mr
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
only
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
others
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
particular
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From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
place
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
political
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
reached
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
reading
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
said
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From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
scruple
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
silent
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
slowing
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
some
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
State
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
Station
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
stump
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
supplementary
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
suspected
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
telling
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
Then
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From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
things
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
train
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
truth
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
Union
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From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
whistling
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From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The listener in the gray dust-coat heard him through without comment.
word
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From this reading "In what particular part of it?" said Kent, keen anxiety in every word.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Kent reached the end of the inferences, telling the truth without scruple and letting the charge of political and judicial corruption lie where it would, the engineer was whistling for the capital.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have told me some things I knew, and some others that I only suspected," was all the answer he got until the train was slowing into the Union Station.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then as he flung away the stump of the little cigar the silent one added: "If I were in your place, Mr. Kent, I believe I should take a supplementary course of reading in the State law."
