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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 For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
Aaron
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
account
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
all
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From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
Allen
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
arrest
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From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
bent
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
certainty
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
crush
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From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
discovered
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
easy
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
EXCITING
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
forgot
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From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
frustrating
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
greatly
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
intended
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From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
John
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
knew
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
man
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
met
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
moment
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From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
more
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
Mr
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
Now
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
officer
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From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
own
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
partly
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
paying
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From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
person
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
plans
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
Price
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
protest
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From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
resemblance
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
safety
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
Stumpy
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From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
surprise
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From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
trace
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
truth
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From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
walked
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From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
well
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From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN EXCITING ADVENTURE Mr. Allen Price and John Stumpy were one and the same person!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now that I knew the truth it was easy to trace the resemblance, and I blamed myself greatly for not having discovered it when we first met.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For a moment so great was my surprise that I forgot I was under arrest, and walked on beside the officer without a protest.
Woodward's
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From this reading Of a certainty the man was bent upon frustrating my plans, partly for his own safety, and more so upon Mr. Aaron Woodward's account.
work
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From this reading No doubt the merchant was paying him well for his work, and John Stumpy intended to do all he could to crush me.
