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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 That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
acquittal
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
addition
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
all
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
all-powerful
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
annals
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
arrest
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
bloodthirsty
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
boon
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
Boss
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
boy
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
brain
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
capable
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
carrying
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
cheery
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
clean
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
companion
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
devise
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
earned
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
fellows
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
give
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
hand
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
He'll
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
high
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
idea
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
impetus
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
impressed
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
insult
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
Jack
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
job
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
joining
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
lodge
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
magistrate
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
man
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
McMurdo's
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
more
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
needed
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
new
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
night
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
oldsters
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
out
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
popularity
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From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
ready
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
record
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
reputation
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
reveller
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
said
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
scheme
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
set
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
society
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
temper
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
there
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From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
very
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From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
waited
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That a man on the very night of joining the lodge should have done something which brought him before the magistrate was a new record in the annals of the society.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But in addition to this he impressed his comrades with the idea that among them all there was not one whose brain was so ready to devise a bloodthirsty scheme, or whose hand would be more capable of carrying it out.
withal
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From this reading Already he had earned the reputation of a good boon companion, a cheery reveller, and withal a man of high temper, who would not take an insult even from the all-powerful Boss himself.
work
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From this reading “He’ll be the boy for the clean job,” said the oldsters to one another, and waited their time until they could set him to his work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If anything had been needed to give an impetus to Jack McMurdo’s popularity among his fellows it would have been his arrest and acquittal.
