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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 When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
attention
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
attentively
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was soon to know it.
caused
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
chief
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
companion
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
desk
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
detective
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
down
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
ejaculation
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
EXERTS
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From this reading THE SIREN EXERTS HER SKILL.
French
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
front
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
head
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
heard
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SIREN EXERTS HER SKILL.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he was soon to know it.
Juno
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was soon to know it.
known
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
lying
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
man
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
moment
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
more
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
Mouquin
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
Nick
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
off
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
page
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
paid
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
paper
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
Paris
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
phone
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
picked
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
police
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
possibly
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
regard
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
remarks
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From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
say
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
scanning
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
SIREN
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From this reading THE SIREN EXERTS HER SKILL.
SKILL
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From this reading THE SIREN EXERTS HER SKILL.
soon
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From this reading But he was soon to know it.
telephone
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIREN EXERTS HER SKILL.
throw
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
turn
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
up
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From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
Very
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had the detective known that Juno was in Paris at that moment he might possibly have paid more attention to the remarks of the chief of police.
well
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From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the chief took down the telephone, Nick picked up a paper that was lying on the desk and was scanning the front page, when an ejaculation from his companion caused him to turn his head and regard the man attentively.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Very well,” he heard the chief say over the phone, in French, “let nothing throw you off the scent, Mouquin.
