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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 Never for a moment did Marguerite Blakeney hesitate.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then a few minutes later, she heard the Jew’s husky voice again, evidently shouting to his nag, then the rumble of wheels, and noise of a rickety cart bumping over the rough road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
away
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From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
Blakeney
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From this reading Never for a moment did Marguerite Blakeney hesitate.
brain
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bumping
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capture
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cart
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Chat
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cunning
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dangerous
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Desgas
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never for a moment did Marguerite Blakeney hesitate.
died
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From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
dozen
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Englishman
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Inside the inn, everything was still.
evidently
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few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never for a moment did Marguerite Blakeney hesitate.
fort
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get
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giving
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Gris
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From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
heard
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hesitate
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From this reading Never for a moment did Marguerite Blakeney hesitate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
husky
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
inn
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From this reading Inside the inn, everything was still.
Inside
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From this reading Inside the inn, everything was still.
Jew's
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From this reading Then a few minutes later, she heard the Jew’s husky voice again, evidently shouting to his nag, then the rumble of wheels, and noise of a rickety cart bumping over the rough road.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
later
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Marguerite
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men
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minutes
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momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Never for a moment did Marguerite Blakeney hesitate.
more
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nag
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NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never for a moment did Marguerite Blakeney hesitate.
night
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noise
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
off
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orders
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outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then a few minutes later, she heard the Jew’s husky voice again, evidently shouting to his nag, then the rumble of wheels, and noise of a rickety cart bumping over the rough road.
reinforcement
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resourceful
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rickety
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road
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rough
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rumble
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shouting
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six
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sounds
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From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
starting
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside the inn, everything was still.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
sufficient
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last sounds outside the “Chat Gris” had died away in the night.
then
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
valour
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voice
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
wheels
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whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She had heard Desgas giving orders to his men, and then starting off towards the fort, to get a reinforcement of a dozen more men: six were not thought sufficient to capture the cunning Englishman, whose resourceful brain was even more dangerous than his valour and his strength.
