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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 A WIZARD'S TRICK.
abandoned
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
account
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
All
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
any
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
Barnes
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
batter
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
burned
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From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
danger
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
door
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
Dr
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
effort
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
Extra
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
holocaust
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
leave
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From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
Mabel
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
Medjora
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
murderer
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
New
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
newspapers
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
only
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
police
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
punishment
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From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
safe
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
said
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
sensational
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
serious
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
serve
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From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
Sloane
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
spying
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From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
supposed
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
suspected
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
treated
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
TRICK
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From this reading A WIZARD'S TRICK.
truth
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
turned
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
well
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From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
WIZARD'S
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From this reading A WIZARD'S TRICK.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet in truth not only was Dr. Medjora safe and well, but he had never been in any serious danger.
York
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From this reading All New York, that afternoon, was treated to a sensational account in the afternoon "Extra" newspapers, of the supposed holocaust of the suspected murderer of Mabel Sloane.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
young
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From this reading As soon as the police had abandoned the effort to batter in the door, Dr. Medjora turned and said to young Barnes:
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would serve you right were I to leave you in here to be burned, in punishment for your audacity in spying upon me.
