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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 It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
Adelina
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
advantage
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
assistant's
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
bin
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
Carter
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
certain
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
chosen
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
Contrary
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
cover
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
crawl
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
creeping
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
defend
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
detective
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
door
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
enabled
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
exit
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
expectations
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
FORTUNES
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From this reading VARYING FORTUNES.
front
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
get
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
Grantley
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
halt
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
hand
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
Hoff
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
incidentally
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
instead
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
just
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
knees
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
known
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
latter
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
latter's
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
near
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
Nick
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
opened
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
opening
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
other
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
out
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
Patsy
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
Patsy's
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From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
position
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
practically
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
presence
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
pursuit
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
ready
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
remain
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From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
rescue
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
safe
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
see
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
Siebold
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
taken
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From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
too
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From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading By creeping into the other bin, however, as Patsy had done, he was enabled to remain under cover until he was ready to make his presence known.
VARYING
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From this reading VARYING FORTUNES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Contrary to Patsy’s expectations, the detective had chosen to crawl through the opening into the next bin, instead of through the little door which Hoff had opened at the front.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Nick Carter who had come to his assistant’s rescue--and, incidentally, had taken a hand just in time to halt Siebold in the latter’s pursuit of Adelina.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Grantley and Siebold were too near the latter to make it a safe exit, for Nick would have had to crawl out on his hands and knees, and they would have been practically certain to see him before he could get into a position to defend himself to advantage.
