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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 He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
action
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
buggy
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From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
cry
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
customer
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From this reading “A dangerous customer,” thought he.
dangerous
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From this reading “A dangerous customer,” thought he.
death
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
door
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From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
Fairbrother
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
far
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From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
fellows
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
few
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
followed
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
go
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From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
house
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
hue
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
instinct
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From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
learned
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
lingering
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
looking
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
man
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
nearly
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
New
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
owner
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From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
police
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
presence
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From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
recognize
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From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
resolute
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
risk
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
run
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
Sauntering
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From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
Sears
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
some
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
soon
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
starvation
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
steps
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
supposed
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
there
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dangerous customer,” thought he.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
very
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
watched
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From this reading Sauntering to the door, he watched for the owner of that buggy.
way
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From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder if my instinct will go so far as to make me recognize his presence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In this way he would soon be looking upon the very man whose steps he had followed through the Fairbrother house a few nights before, and through whose resolute action he had very nearly run the risk of a lingering death from starvation.
York
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From this reading He had learned, as such fellows do, that there was a secret hue and cry after this very man by the New York police; that he was supposed by some to be Sears himself.
