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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 PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
advisable
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From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
any
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
attracting
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
BEAUTY
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
bedroom
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
BRADFORD
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
clear
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
consequence
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
cry
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
described
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
DISGUISEnounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
DUDLEY
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
events
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
getting
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
groom's
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
guilty
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From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
hero
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From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
HILL
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
hue
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
Hull
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From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
made
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
MAN
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
now
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From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
ONE-ARMED
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
out
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
PEACE
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
police
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
raised
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
reach
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
reflected
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From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
reflections
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From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
return
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From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
RETURNS
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
ROBBERY
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
search
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
SLEEPING
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From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
story
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From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
succeeded
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From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEACE RETURNS TO BRADFORD――THE SLEEPING BEAUTY――HIS DISGUISE AS A ONE-ARMED MAN――THE ROBBERY AT DUDLEY HILL.
town
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From this reading The hue and cry raised in consequence of the events already described would reach Hull, and search would be made by the police in that town.
trudged
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From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Leaving the guilty man to his reflections, we will now return to the hero of our story.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Charles Peace, after he left the groom’s little bedroom, succeeded in getting clear out of the neighbourhood, without attracting any observation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As he trudged along he reflected that it would be advisable not to return to Hull.
