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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 The warden at the jail had never heard of a detective by the name of Jarge.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
almost
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
back
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From this reading Had he taken Klein back to New York?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
black-eyed
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From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
brain
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The warden at the jail had never heard of a detective by the name of Jarge.
colt
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
days
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
detective
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From this reading The warden at the jail had never heard of a detective by the name of Jarge.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
dozen
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
Hamilton
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
hammering
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
heard
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From this reading The warden at the jail had never heard of a detective by the name of Jarge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
hotel
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
interview
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
Irving
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
jail
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
Jarge
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From this reading The warden at the jail had never heard of a detective by the name of Jarge.
Klein
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From this reading Had he taken Klein back to New York?
lying
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From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
man
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
many
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
means
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warden at the jail had never heard of a detective by the name of Jarge.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warden at the jail had never heard of a detective by the name of Jarge.
New
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
Newport
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
News
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
object
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From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
other
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
outwitted
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
painful
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
questions
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
realized
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
reporter
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
second
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
sleuth
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From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
slowly
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
taken
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From this reading Had he taken Klein back to New York?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
then
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From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
Tod
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
walked
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From this reading With a dozen other questions hammering at his brain, Tod walked slowly back to the hotel.
wardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where, then, had this black-eyed sleuth disappeared to, and what had been his object in lying?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
York
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From this reading Irving Hamilton Tod, man of means and colt reporter for the New York _Morning News_, realized, after his painful interview with the warden at the Newport jail, that for the second time in almost as many days he had been outwitted.
