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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 GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
all
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
any
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
argued
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
Avenue
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
back
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
bean
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
Calabar
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
child
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
Ching
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From this reading “Ching Lee went further than that with a knife!
clues
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
combating
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convinced
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
cures
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
demanded
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
Dennis
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
Denny
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From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
died
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
dinner
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
enough
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
fabric
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
felt
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
few
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
fire-fighting
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From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
fixed
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
following
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From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
force
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
further
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From this reading “Ching Lee went further than that with a knife!
gate
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
GATES
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
gave
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
gone
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
got
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
habit
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
hold
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
hotly
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
house
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
Hughes
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
idea
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
indications
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
instead
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From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
kill
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
knife
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From this reading “Ching Lee went further than that with a knife!
laid
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
Lee
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From this reading “Ching Lee went further than that with a knife!
lockjaw
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
Mall
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
McCarty
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
much
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
MYSTERY
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
needs
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
New
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
now
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
other
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
Otto
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
prediction
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
proof
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
Queen's
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
reached
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
some
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
sprinkled
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
tenuous
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Ching Lee went further than that with a knife!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
there
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
Tis
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From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
too
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
Truda
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
try
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
unbeknownst
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
urge
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
vague
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
verified
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
way
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
well
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From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ching Lee went further than that with a knife!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
west
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
What's
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
words
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From this reading “What’s it that this Otto had a few words with him?” he demanded as they reached the west gate on the Avenue.
working
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
woven
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From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading GATES OF MYSTERY They argued hotly all the way back to the New Queen’s Mall, Dennis convinced that his prediction was already verified and McCarty combating the idea from force of habit as much as from any other urge, although he felt that the indications were too vague as yet, the clues too tenuous, to be woven into a fabric of proof.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Tis well you took to fire-fighting, Denny, instead of following me on the Force!”
you've
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From this reading Because Truda is working now in a house where a child died of the lockjaw, and Calabar bean is one of the cures they try for it, you’ve got it all fixed that Otto laid hold of some of it there, or Truda gave it to him, and he must needs have gone over the way and sprinkled enough of it on Hughes’ dinner, unbeknownst to any one, to kill him!
