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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 DANGEROUS WOMAN.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
Carter
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
chief
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
DANGEROUS
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From this reading A DANGEROUS WOMAN.
day
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From this reading Two weeks, lacking one day, had passed since then, and Nick was in Paris.
desk
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
doubt
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
drawings
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
examining
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
exhibited
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
finished
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
front
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
greatly
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
guides
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
improved
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
Juno
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
Kingsgift
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
lacking
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From this reading Two weeks, lacking one day, had passed since then, and Nick was in Paris.
made
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
Nick
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
night
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
now
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
occupying
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
ocean
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
original
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
Paris
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks, lacking one day, had passed since then, and Nick was in Paris.
police
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
room
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
said
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
several
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
sketches
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
taking
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From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
then
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From this reading Two weeks, lacking one day, had passed since then, and Nick was in Paris.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks, lacking one day, had passed since then, and Nick was in Paris.
Virginia
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From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
way
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From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks, lacking one day, had passed since then, and Nick was in Paris.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were greatly improved since that night when Nick Carter made them in the room he was occupying at Kingsgift, in Virginia.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With those original sketches as guides he had made on the way across the ocean, several finished drawings of Juno, and these were what he now exhibited to the chief.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without a doubt,” said the chief of the secret police of Paris, taking the several drawings from the desk in front of him and examining them one by one.
WOMAN
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From this reading A DANGEROUS WOMAN.
