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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 Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
accusations
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
advice
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From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
attitude
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
blurted
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From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
business
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From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
Carter's
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
change
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
close
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
confess
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From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
crime
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
Defiance
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
detective's
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From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
DUST
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From this reading MARKED IN DUST.
face
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
flash
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
following
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
immediate
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
impelled
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From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
impulsively
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From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARKED IN DUST.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
leader
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
like
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
MARKED
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From this reading MARKED IN DUST.
medical
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
mention
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
Nick
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
night
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
now
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
Oakley
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From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
positive
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
previous
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
produced
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
recreant
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
students
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
suspected
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
talking
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
There's
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From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
three
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From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
trembling
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From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The mention of Nick Carter’s name, following close upon his positive accusations, produced an immediate change in the attitude of the three recreant medical students.
vanished
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From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
visibly
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From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Another was trembling visibly, while the third impulsively blurted, as if impelled by the detective’s advice:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
whole
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From this reading “There’s nothing to it, Oakley, but to confess the whole business.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Defiance vanished like a flash from the face of the one who had been talking, and whom Nick now suspected of being the leader in the crime of the previous night.
