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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 Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
any
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
arresting
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
Big
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From this reading For since Smillie's departure Mason had proceeded to the shores of Big Bittern with Clyde.
Bittern
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From this reading For since Smillie's departure Mason had proceeded to the shores of Big Bittern with Clyde.
blundering
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
case
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
Catchuman
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
chilling
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From this reading He was too legal, chilling--unemotional.
Clyde
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
compelled
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
consequence
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
crime
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
data
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
degree
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
departure
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From this reading For since Smillie's departure Mason had proceeded to the shores of Big Bittern with Clyde.
desist
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
emotions
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
eventually
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
example
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
extract
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
feeble
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
four
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
grilling
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
hot
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
hours
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
incapacity
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
July
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
legal
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From this reading He was too legal, chilling--unemotional.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
Mason
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
means
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
met
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
more
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
most
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
muddled
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
necessary
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
out
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
piecing
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
plotter
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
probable
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
probably
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From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
proceeded
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From this reading For since Smillie's departure Mason had proceeded to the shores of Big Bittern with Clyde.
prove
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
realm
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
shores
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From this reading For since Smillie's departure Mason had proceeded to the shores of Big Bittern with Clyde.
shrewd
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For since Smillie's departure Mason had proceeded to the shores of Big Bittern with Clyde.
Smillie
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From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
Smillie's
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From this reading For since Smillie's departure Mason had proceeded to the shores of Big Bittern with Clyde.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
statements
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
successful
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Catchuman did not prove by any means to be the one to extract from Clyde anything more than had either Mason or Smillie.
together
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From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
too
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From this reading He was too legal, chilling--unemotional.
unemotional
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From this reading He was too legal, chilling--unemotional.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although shrewd to a degree in piecing together out of the muddled statements of another such data as seemed most probable, still he was not so successful in the realm of the emotions, as was necessary in the case of Clyde.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And in consequence, after grilling Clyde for four long hours one hot July afternoon, he was eventually compelled to desist with the feeling that as a plotter of crime Clyde was probably the most arresting example of feeble and blundering incapacity he had ever met.
