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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 There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
admire
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From this reading Dr. van Heerden could admire the ingenuity of his enemy and could kill him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
all
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
almost
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. van Heerden could admire the ingenuity of his enemy and could kill him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
attachments
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From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
Beale
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From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
BENCH
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
best
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
Burns
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
deceived
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From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
deliverance
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
detached
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From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. van Heerden could admire the ingenuity of his enemy and could kill him.
drunkard
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From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
enemy
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
hand
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
Heerden
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
ingenuity
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From this reading Dr. van Heerden could admire the ingenuity of his enemy and could kill him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
kill
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From this reading Dr. van Heerden could admire the ingenuity of his enemy and could kill him.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
MAN
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
mental
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From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
officer
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
out
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
paradox
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From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
permitted
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From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
Pinkerton
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
play-acting
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From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
poise
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From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
police
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
power
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
regarded
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
see
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
settlement
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From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
smart
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
sort
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
Stanford
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
There
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From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
turn
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From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
van
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From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST MAN AT THE BENCH After all, it was for the best--van Heerden could almost see the hand of Providence in this deliverance of his enemy into his power.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first he had regarded Stanford Beale as a smart police officer, the sort of man whom Pinkerton and Burns turn out by the score.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was a man whose mental poise permitted the paradox of detached attachments.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There must be a settlement with Beale, that play-acting drunkard, who had so deceived him at first.
