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accomplish
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accordingly
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From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
arrived
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From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
Avenue
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CAPITAL
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From this reading NICK’S CAPITAL WORK.
Carter
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client
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Columbus
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commissioner
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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depended
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easily
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
emergency
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From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
equal
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From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fate
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felt
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From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
flat
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
friend
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From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
home
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From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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more
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murdered
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Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
NICK'S
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From this reading NICK’S CAPITAL WORK.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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own
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
past
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political
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precisely
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quickly
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realized
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From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
say
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second
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shaping
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From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
speed
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
ten
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From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
then
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
top
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
value
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From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
views
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
well
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From this reading Nick felt that he was equal to the emergency, however, as well as sure of his man, and he was shaping his course accordingly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading None could have realized more keenly that time was of value, that the political fate of his friend and client, to say nothing of his life, even, depended upon what he could quickly accomplish.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
woman
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From this reading It was precisely half past ten when he arrived, for the second time, at the home of the murdered woman.
won
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From this reading Nick Carter easily won the commissioner to his own views, and he then returned at top speed to the Columbus Avenue flat.
WORK
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From this reading NICK’S CAPITAL WORK.
