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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 Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
ADVISES
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From this reading THE BLACKMAILER ADVISES HIS VICTIM.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
believed
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
BLACKMAILER
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From this reading THE BLACKMAILER ADVISES HIS VICTIM.
breakfast
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
broadsidenounUS /ˈbroadside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
Carter's
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
Chick
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From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
chosen
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From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
consider
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
difficult
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
dining
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
Ernest
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
far
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From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
finished
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
following
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
gone
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From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
Gordon
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLACKMAILER ADVISES HIS VICTIM.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
inclined
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
just
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From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
knew
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From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
letters
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
making
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
more
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
Nick
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
night
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
peddled
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
place
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
pretty
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
reason
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From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
room
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
saving
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
self-congratulation
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From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
shadowed
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From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACKMAILER ADVISES HIS VICTIM.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
thereby
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From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
thus
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From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
trace
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From this reading He had peddled the letters around himself the night before, thus saving time, and making it more difficult to trace them, as he believed.
very
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From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
VICTIM
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From this reading THE BLACKMAILER ADVISES HIS VICTIM.
victims
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From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
well
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From this reading Everything had gone very well, thus far, and he seemed to have reason for self-congratulation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He did not know that he had been shadowed throughout by Chick, who thereby knew just what victims the blackmailer had chosen for his first broadside.
world
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From this reading Ernest Gordon was inclined to consider the world a pretty good place, as he finished his breakfast in Nick Carter’s dining room the following morning.
