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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 "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
affected
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
believed
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
boys
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
Brady
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
carrying
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
champion
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
charge
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
cluster
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From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
constables
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
culprits
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
demanded
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
doing
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
Elmer
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From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
escaping
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From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
extent
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
eyes
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
failed
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
fellows
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
frequently
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
GOOD-BY
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE SWEETWATER.
group
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From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
high
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
hold
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
just
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From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
law
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
men
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From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
most
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From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
Mr
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
notion
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From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
officer
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
only
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
others
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
plain
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
police
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
possibly
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
presence
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
prevent
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From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
recognize
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
remark
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
remarked
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From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
rubbing
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From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
seen
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
sir
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From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
smarting
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From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
smoke
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
SWEETWATER
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE SWEETWATER.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE SWEETWATER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A group began to cluster around them, most of the men rubbing their smarting eyes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE SWEETWATER.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
town
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
turn
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
unhappiness
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From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We just took a notion to prevent them from escaping, sir," remarked Elmer.
we're
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
willing
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From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WHAT are you doing to those fellows, boys?" demanded the champion of law and order; from which remark it was plain to be seen that the smoke had affected the eyes of the police officer to such an extent that he had failed to recognize the culprits, and possibly believed the boys were only carrying on high among themselves, as boys over in his town frequently did, to the unhappiness of the constables.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you think you can hold them, we're willing to turn them over into your charge, in the presence of Mr. Brady here and the others."
