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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 A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
Abbot
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
accident
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
agent
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His opportunity had come, and he had grasped it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
branch
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
capture
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
car
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
Chadlands
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His opportunity had come, and he had grasped it.
crowned
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From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
detective
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From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
fame
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
following
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
German
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
given
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
gone
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
grasped
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From this reading His opportunity had come, and he had grasped it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
hard
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From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
Hardcastle
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His opportunity had come, and he had grasped it.
heights
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His opportunity had come, and he had grasped it.
history
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From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
hour
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
immense
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His opportunity had come, and he had grasped it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
later
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
line
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
meet
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
Newton
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
night
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
o'clock
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
opportunity
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From this reading His opportunity had come, and he had grasped it.
Paddington
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
Peter
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
profession
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
publicity
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
raised
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
ran
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From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
success
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From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
ten
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
train
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
travelled
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From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A car had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him, as no train ran on the branch line until a later hour.
very
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From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
war
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From this reading The accident of the war and the immense publicity given to his capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame, and raised him to the heights of his profession.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before ten o'clock on the following morning Peter Hardcastle, who had travelled by the night train from Paddington, was at Chadlands.
work
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From this reading The history of the detective was one of hard work, crowned at last by a very remarkable success.
