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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 In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
all
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From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
any
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
assume
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From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
away
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
banker
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From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
BOUND
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From this reading FAST BOUND.
boyhood
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
chance
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
character
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From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
clear
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
Continent
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
description
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
detective
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
difficulties
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
dress
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From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
easy
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From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
England
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
English
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
familiar
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
FAST
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From this reading FAST BOUND.
father
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
few
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
force
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
foreign
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
getting
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
habits
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From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
identified
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
Jura
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
M
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
many
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
merely
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
Merle
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
met
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
months
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
mother's
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
mountaineer
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From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
Mountains
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
native
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
out
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
parish
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
pastor
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
patois
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From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
peasant
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From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
personal
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
police
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
Riversborough
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
Roland
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
Sefton
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
spent
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
sustain
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From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
Swiss
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From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The dress, the patois, the habits of the peasant were all familiar to him, and his disguise in them was as complete as disguise ever can be.
there
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From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as easy for him to assume the character of a Swiss mountaineer as to sustain that of a prosperous English banker.
village
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roland Sefton had met with but few difficulties in getting clear away out of England, and there was little chance of his being identified, from description merely, by any of the foreign police, or by any English detective on the Continent who was not as familiar with his personal appearance as the Riversborough force were.
years
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From this reading In his boyhood he had spent many months, years even, in his mother's native village with her father, M. Roland Merle, the pastor of a parish among the Jura Mountains.
