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almost
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
amounted
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
amplified
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From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
assay
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
believed
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
BOUCICAULT'S
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From this reading BOUCICAULT’S.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
brown
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
Carter
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
certain
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
chain
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
conclusion
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
conveyed
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
derby
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
detective
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From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
figured
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
Gillman
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
instance
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
instinct
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From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
intelligent
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From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
intuitions
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
knowledge
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
links
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
man
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
Nick
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
out
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
positive
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
practice
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From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
present
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
reported
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
result
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
shadowed
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
successive
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From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
suspected
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
suspicions
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From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gillman had suspected him and had conveyed his suspicions to the man in the brown derby at the same time that he had reported the result of the assay.
times
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From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At certain times Nick Carter had intuitions that amounted almost to positive knowledge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the present instance he believed that he would be shadowed, and he even figured out to himself the successive links in the chain that brought the conclusion.
years
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From this reading It was the “detective instinct,” amplified by years of intelligent practice.
