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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 “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
admiration
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
bracelets
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said, “put on the bracelets or the handcuffs.
call
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From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
cessation
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
chief
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
convict
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
crusher
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
director
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
famous
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
fire
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
flood
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said, “put on the bracelets or the handcuffs.
handcuffs
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said, “put on the bracelets or the handcuffs.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
head
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
held
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
human
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
humors
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
jerk
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
lava
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
like
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
looking
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
master
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
murmur
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said, “put on the bracelets or the handcuffs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said, “put on the bracelets or the handcuffs.
out
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
outpouring
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
police
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
policemen
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
politest
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
present
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From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
put
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said, “put on the bracelets or the handcuffs.
ran
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
remarked
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
resistance
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From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
room
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
said
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said, “put on the bracelets or the handcuffs.
sell
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
There's
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From this reading “There’s a sell for you, master crusher,” the convict added, looking at the famous director of police.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
to-day
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From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
volcano
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From this reading A murmur of admiration ran through the room at the sudden outpouring like fire and lava flood from this human volcano, and its equally sudden cessation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
witness
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From this reading I call on those present to witness that I make no resistance.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are not in the politest of humors to-day,” he remarked to the chief, and he held out his hands to the policemen with a jerk of his head.
