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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 FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
advantage
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From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
ago
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
alliance
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of them I already knew.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
arrangement
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From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
cases
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
chair
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From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
concluded
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
Coroner
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
defensive
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
Detective-sergeant
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
efficient
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
gathered
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From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
glory
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From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
Godfrey
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
Goldberger
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
group
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From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
huddled
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From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two of them I already knew.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
industrious
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
knew
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From this reading Two of them I already knew.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
men
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From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
met
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
mutual
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From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
offensive
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
officer
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
other
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
previous
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
sat
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From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
Simmonds
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From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
STEPS
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From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
stolid
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
stories
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From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them I already knew.
threw
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From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
Two
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From this reading Two of them I already knew.
unimaginative
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From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FIRST STEPS We found a little group of men gathered about the chair in which sat the huddled body.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One was Detective-sergeant Simmonds, and the other Coroner Goldberger, both of whom I had met in previous cases.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Simmonds was a stolid, unimaginative, but industrious and efficient officer, with whom Godfrey had long ago concluded an alliance offensive and defensive.
words
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From this reading In other words, Godfrey threw what glory he could to Simmonds, and Simmonds such stories as he could to Godfrey, and so the arrangement was to their mutual advantage.
