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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 Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
alley
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
arrested
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
away
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
boy
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From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
broke
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From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
burly
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From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But let me finish what I want"-- "Shet up!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
charge
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
circumstances
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
clack
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From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
comprehended
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
darted
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
difficulty
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
earth
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From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
finish
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From this reading "But let me finish what I want"-- "Shet up!
generally
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
get
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
gold
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
Gordon
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
got
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From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
handed
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
Heavens
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From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
kill
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From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
lad
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "But let me finish what I want"-- "Shet up!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But let me finish what I want"-- "Shet up!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
officer
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From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
played
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
policemen
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
preferred
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
property
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
scamp
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
Shet
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From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
stealing
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
stop
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From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
stranger
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
then
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
thief
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
throwing
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
timepiece
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
Tom
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
trick
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
two
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
understood
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
up
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From this reading "I didn't take the watch; that boy handed it"-- "Shet up!" broke in the burly officer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
want
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From this reading "But let me finish what I want"-- "Shet up!
watch
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From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But let me finish what I want"-- "Shet up!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Tom Gordon comprehended that the two policemen had arrested him on the charge of stealing a gold watch, he understood the trick played upon him by the lad who had handed him the timepiece and then, darted into the alley.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
young
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From this reading Instead of throwing the property away, as a thief generally does under such circumstances, the young scamp preferred to get a stranger into difficulty.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Heavens and earth! have I got to kill you before you stop that clack of yours?"
