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all
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From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
ashore
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
aye
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
book
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
brothers
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
CADILLAC
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From this reading TWO COUNTS OF CADILLAC.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
Carter
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From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
chief
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
club-house
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
comment
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
correct
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
Count
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
COUNTS
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From this reading TWO COUNTS OF CADILLAC.
detective's
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
doubt
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
eyes
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
face
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
French
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From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
gazed
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
hat
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
idea
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
intelligible
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From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
lap
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
men
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
mental
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
mere
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
moment
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
Nick
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From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
now
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO COUNTS OF CADILLAC.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
perfectly
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From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
permitting
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
pirate
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
positively
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
raising
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
removal
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
spoke
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From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
stands
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
swear
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
there
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke in French, and he replied to her in the same tongue; but it was all perfectly intelligible to Nick Carter.
transformation
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
twin
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From this reading “As it is, there can be no doubt now that my first idea was the correct one, and that the two men are brothers—aye, twin brothers, at that.”
TWO
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From this reading TWO COUNTS OF CADILLAC.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
Well
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
wig
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
willing
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
woman
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From this reading “Well?” asked the woman of the pirate, permitting the book to rest upon her lap and raising her eyes to his face.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
wrought
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
yonder
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From this reading “If I did not know positively that Count Cadillac is at this moment ashore at the club-house, I would be willing to swear that he stands before me yonder,” was the detective’s mental comment, as he gazed upon the transformation wrought by the mere removal of the hat and wig worn by the pirate chief.
