Chapter II
“Aha! a confederate of the thieves! The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector. He dictated the following telegram to Darley: Arrest the man and force him to name his pals. Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
The Stolen White Elephant
Chapter II
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“Aha!
a
confederate
of
the
thieves!
The
thing,
grows
warm,”
said
the
inspector.
He
dictated
the
following
telegram
to
Darley:
Arrest
the
man
and
force
him
to
name
his
pals.
Continue
to
follow
the
tracks
to
the
Pacific,
if
necessary.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Aha!
a
confederate
of
the
thieves!
Line 2
The
thing,
grows
warm,”
said
the
inspector.
Line 3
He
dictated
the
following
telegram
to
Darley:
Line 4
Arrest
the
man
and
force
him
to
name
his
pals.
Line 5
Continue
to
follow
the
tracks
to
the
Pacific,
if
necessary.
Learner Dictionary
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Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Aha
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Arrest
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confederate
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Continue
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Darley
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dictated
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follow
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following
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force
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grows
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inspector
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man
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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necessary
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Pacific
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pals
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said
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telegram
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thieves
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thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
tracks
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warm
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From this reading The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.