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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 This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
all
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From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
anticipated
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From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
aware
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
Benito
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
brain
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From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in which of them?
capable
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From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
communicate
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
companions
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
comparison
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
contingency
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From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
copy
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
cryptography
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
Dacosta
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From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
discover
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From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
disguised
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
dismissing
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
document
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
due
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
fact
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
form
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
handed
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
human
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From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
ingenuity
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From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
Jarriquez
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
Joam
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From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
Judge
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
keeping
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
made
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
numerous
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
original
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
people
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From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
prisoner
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From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
require
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From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
scene
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
story
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
systems
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But in which of them?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
used
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was a contingency which neither Joam Dacosta nor his people could have anticipated.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before dismissing Benito and his companions, Judge Jarriquez had an exact copy made of the document, and, keeping the original, handed it over to them after due comparison, so that they could communicate with the prisoner.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To discover this would require all the ingenuity of which the human brain was capable.
written
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From this reading In fact, as those who have not forgotten the first scene in this story are aware, the document was written in a disguised form in one of the numerous systems used in cryptography.
