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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 While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
any
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
arm
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
assistance
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
bank
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
bonds
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
bridge
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
Cavana
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
convenience
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
Cotter
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
Donovan
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
Doyle
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
drawn
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
Emon
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
enacted
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
exploits
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
father
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From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
father's
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
freely
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From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
got
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
handcuffed
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
head
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
indeed
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
Jamesy
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
lap
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
lay
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
leaned
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
legs
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
loosed
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
man
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
moved
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
only
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
other
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
performed
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
police
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
policemen
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
posture
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
poured
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From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
prisoner
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
rendered
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
road
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
round
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
rushed
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
sad
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
scene
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From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
side
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
sitting
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
son
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
stanching
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From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
succeeded
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From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
sustain
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
threw
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
tied
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
together
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
two
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
tying
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From this reading With the assistance of one of the police, while the other was tying the prisoner, he had drawn his son up into a sitting posture and leaned him against the bank at the side of the road, and got his arm round him to sustain him.
up
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
wait
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the above exploits were being performed by Jamesy Doyle and the police, a sad scene indeed was being enacted at the bridge.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
Winny
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From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winny Cavana, whose bonds had been loosed, had rushed to where Emon lay with his head in his father's lap, while the two policemen, Cotter and Donovan, moved up with their prisoner.
wound
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From this reading The father had succeeded in stanching the blood, which at first had poured freely from the wound.
wounded
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From this reading They not only handcuffed him, but had tied his legs together, and threw him on the side of the road, "to wait their convenience," while they rendered any assistance they could to the wounded man.
