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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 THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
ability
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From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
aid
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
bribes
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
catch
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From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
CHARCOAL-BURNER
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
concerned
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From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
consciousness
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
copious
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
desired
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
distance
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From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
gone
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From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'They might have waited.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
induced
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
lame
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From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
making
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From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
man
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From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'They might have waited.
Mr
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
post-office
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
postmaster
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
presence
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
return
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From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
saw
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From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
sight
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From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
sign
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From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
some
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
sought
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From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
speed
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From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
Stranger
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From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
street
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From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
top
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From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
Treadman
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From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
troubled
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From this reading But after he had gone some distance, at the top of his speed, and still saw no sign of the One he sought, he began to be troubled.
up
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From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
waited
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From this reading 'They might have waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On his return into the street neither the Stranger nor the lame man was in sight.
way
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From this reading At this, however, he was little concerned, making sure of the way they had gone, and of his ability to catch them up.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CHARCOAL-BURNER When Mr. Treadman had brought the post-office to a consciousness of his presence, and induced the postmaster, with the aid of copious bribes, to do what he desired, some time had passed.
