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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 A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
appeared
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From this reading At half-past nine a telegraph boy appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
boy
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From this reading At half-past nine a telegraph boy appeared.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
Carter's
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
Chick
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From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
court
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From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
DEATH'S
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From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
eight
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
episode
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
following
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
front
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
fruit-stand
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
hair
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
half-past
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
house
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From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
lodged
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From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
making
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From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
man
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
Mannion
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From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
Nick
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
nine
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
o'clock
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
occupied
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
opening
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From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
opposite
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
OUT
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From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
Peter
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From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
quickly
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From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
return
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From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
rooms
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading OUT OF DEATH'S SHADOW.
stairway
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From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
stool
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
street
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From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
telegraph
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From this reading At half-past nine a telegraph boy appeared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
town
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From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
trunk
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
up
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From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was Peter Mannion, and he was making sure that Chick was not in town at the time of the opening of court.
well-dressed
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He went quickly up the stairway of the house where Nick had lodged, and before his return to the street he was stopped by Peter Mannion.
whiskers
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
white
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From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A well-dressed man, with white hair and whiskers, occupied a stool in front of a fruit-stand opposite Nick Carter's rooms from eight o'clock until half-past nine on the morning following the trunk episode.
