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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 A BOLD MOVE.
accordance
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
acid
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
allowed
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
annihilation
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
assistant
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
attitude
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
beard
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
BOLD
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From this reading A BOLD MOVE.
Bronx
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
certain
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From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
Chick
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
consented
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
considerations
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
courage
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
crack
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
door
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
escape
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
especially
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
Grantley's
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
Hoff
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
involved
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From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
lair
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
man
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
most
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
MOVE
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From this reading A BOLD MOVE.
narrow
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
Nick's
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From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
opened
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
out
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
own
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
plan
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From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
risk
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From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
set
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
suspicious
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
takes
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first part of Nick’s plan involved a certain amount of risk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
type
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From this reading It takes courage to beard a man of Doctor Grantley’s type in his own lair, especially after a narrow escape from annihilation by acid in that same lair.
usual
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
visitors
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From this reading Hoff opened the door a crack, in accordance with his usual suspicious attitude toward visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
weigh
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From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nick Carter never allowed such considerations to weigh with him, however, and the most he consented to do was to take his first assistant, Chick, with him when he set out for the Bronx.
