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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 _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
call
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From this reading They didn't call him Slick for nothing.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
couldn't
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From this reading But he was going where even the Feds couldn't extradite him.
didn't
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From this reading They didn't call him Slick for nothing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was going where even the Feds couldn't extradite him.
evidence
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
extradite
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From this reading But he was going where even the Feds couldn't extradite him.
Feds
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
fell
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
future
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From this reading Slick Tennant was going to hide in the future.
gang
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
going
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From this reading But he was going where even the Feds couldn't extradite him.
guns
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was going where even the Feds couldn't extradite him.
hide
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From this reading Slick Tennant was going to hide in the future.
hideaway
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From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
hunch
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From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
king
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
local
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
machine
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
made
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
men
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They didn't call him Slick for nothing.
now
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
rackets
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
rival
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
send
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
sense
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
Slick
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From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
stretch
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
Tennant
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From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
three
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
up
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
warned
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From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was going where even the Feds couldn't extradite him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds were after him, that they had evidence to send him up for a long stretch.
whenabouts
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From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But he was going where even the Feds couldn't extradite him.
whereabouts
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From this reading _The whereabouts of a hideaway can be found--but what about the whenabouts?_ Slick Tennant had a hunch.
