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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 The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
Amos
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
appeared
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
Badger
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
bandages
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
came
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
Carter
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
change
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
company
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
conjectured
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
dark
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
decided
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
departed
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
detective
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
displayed
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
down
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
driveway
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exclaiming
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eyes
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flannel
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
followed
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
following
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
gleam
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
Grady
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
house
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
knowledge
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
Madame
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
moment
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
Mr
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
mystifying
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
neck
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
Nick
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
off
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
red
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
rightly
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
ripped
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
runabout
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
sped
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
suburban
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
SURFACE
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From this reading UNDER THE SURFACE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE SURFACE.
there
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
ugly
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE SURFACE.
vehemently
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From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
very
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
Victoria
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
visit
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From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
weighing
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From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the something was, moreover, plainly appeared in what followed the visit of Nick to the suburban house of Mr. Amos Badger.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As Nick Carter had rightly conjectured, when weighing the mystifying knowledge displayed by Madame Victoria, there was something under the surface.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With an ugly gleam in his dark eyes, which were still following the runabout as it sped down the long driveway, Badger ripped off the red flannel bandages from around his neck, exclaiming vehemently:
wife
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From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moment the detective departed, in company with Grady, there came over both Badger and his wife a very decided change.
