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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 And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
able
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
accusation
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
allowed
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
any
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
arrest
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
cause
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
caused
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
charge
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
control
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
conviction
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
danger
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
detention
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
Dick
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From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
discredit
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
doubt
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From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
fallen
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From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
false
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
furious
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
go
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
Graves
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
Harry
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
idea
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
importantly
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From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
information
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw it.
league
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From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
longer
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From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
loomed
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From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
made
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
now
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From this reading He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw it.
occurrence
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From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
off
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw it.
plot
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From this reading He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw it.
probably
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
realized
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
saw
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
securing
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
see
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From this reading He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
serious
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
simply
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From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
spies
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From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
sufficiently
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From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
things
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From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
trail
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From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
trivial
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From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
up
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From this reading He remembered things that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that loomed up importantly now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off after the false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able to control himself sufficiently to think.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
whole
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From this reading He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw it.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He could no longer doubt that Graves was in league with the spies on whose trail he and Dick had fallen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And one of the first things he realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a little while, and to discredit any information he might have.
