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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 NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
all
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
ambulance
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
away
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
bedroom
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
bright
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
captured
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From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
cellar
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From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
cheerful
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
companions
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From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
days
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
deepest
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
district
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
dramatic
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
Duke
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
Fabian
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
ferocity
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From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
foundation
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From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
FRIENDS
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
go
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From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
guided
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From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
headquarters
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
hole
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
horrors
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From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
horse
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
house
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
IDEAS
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
immediately
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
inspectors
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
James
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
lay
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
necessary
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From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
NEW
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
nick
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From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
old
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From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
own
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
Paddington
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
police
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
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 Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
relentless
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From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
rescue
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
Rose
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From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
Rose's
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
ruffians
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From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
strange
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
summoned
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
taken
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
three
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
treated
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From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
unconscious
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
underground
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From this reading Providence had guided Rose and his companions to the underground cellar in the nick of time.
up
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From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
Westminster
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS: NEW IDEAS It was three days after the strange and dramatic rescue of the Duke of Paddington, and he lay in a bright, cheerful bedroom in James Fabian Rose's house in Westminster.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the police inspectors had brought him up from the deepest hole of all, he was unconscious, and had immediately been taken away to Rose's own house in a horse ambulance which had been summoned from the police headquarters of the district.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had treated him with indescribable ferocity, though into the details of the horrors in the foundation of the old house it is not necessary to go.
word
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From this reading The relentless ruffians who had captured the duke had been as good as their word.
