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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 While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
adroitly
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
all
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From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
capacity
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
crime
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From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
DEADLY
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From this reading THE DEADLY TUBE.
diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
eyes
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
Floyd
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From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
Follansbee
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
Follansbee's
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From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
half-crazed
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
head
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
James
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
just
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
kept
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
knowing
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
less
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
letter
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From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
made
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
matter
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
miner
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
much
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
opened
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From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
out
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From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
planned
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From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
playing
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From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
receiving
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From this reading He had planned it all out after receiving the letter.
recognition
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
shrewd
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
simple
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
specialist's
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
St
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
startled
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
Stephen
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
Stone's
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
Swithin's
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEADLY TUBE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
TUBE
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From this reading THE DEADLY TUBE.
unconsciously
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From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
up
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
very
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
visitor
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From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
way
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From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While unconsciously playing into Follansbee’s hands, Floyd had opened the way for a diabolical crime.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As for his recognition of the miner, which had so startled his visitor, it had been a very simple matter, and quite within the capacity of one much less shrewd than Stephen Follansbee.
wool
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s had adroitly pulled the wool over James Stone’s eyes, and kept the half-crazed miner from knowing just what to expect; but nevertheless the specialist’s mind had been made up from the beginning.
