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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 There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
ASTOUNDING
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
attended
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
BATES
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
BERTRAM
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
BOB
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
career
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
chained
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
chaplain
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
CRIME
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
daily
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
DEEDS
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
desired
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From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
die
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From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
early
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
entered
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
few
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From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
final
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From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
granted
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
greatly
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
hour
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
immediately
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
JACK
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
manacled
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
NED
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
OLD
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
only
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From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
parting
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From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
pious
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
PRISON
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
request
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From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
REVELATIONS
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
say
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From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
sent
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From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
startled
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
There
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From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
WARBECK
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From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only one request which either Captain Jack or Bates desired, and this was to have a final and a parting interview with Ned Warbeck and Bob Bertram.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
wherein
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From this reading This request was, of course, immediately granted, and, at an early hour, Ned and Bob Bertram entered the prison cell wherein Jack and Bates were chained and manacled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NED WARBECK AND BOB BERTRAM HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES IN PRISON—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS OF DEEDS OF CRIME.
words
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From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
wrote
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From this reading Captain Jack and Bates wrote long accounts of their career in crime which greatly startled the pious old chaplain who attended them daily.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have sent for you, Ned Warbeck, to say a few words before I die.”
