Chapter I
Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL. By OLD SLEUTH. NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET. "That is my name, sir." An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
Two Wonderful Detectives
Chapter I
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Two
Wonderful
Detectives;
OR
JACK
AND
GIL'S
MARVELOUS
SKILL.
By
OLD
SLEUTH.
NEW
YORK:
J.
S.
OGILVIE
PUBLISHING
COMPANY,
57
ROSE
STREET.
"That
is
my
name,
sir."
An
elderly
man
was
seated
at
a
table
and
a
young
man
stood
opposite
to
him.
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Line 1
Two
Wonderful
Detectives;
OR
JACK
AND
GIL'S
MARVELOUS
SKILL.
Line 2
By
OLD
SLEUTH.
Line 3
NEW
YORK:
J.
S.
OGILVIE
PUBLISHING
COMPANY,
57
ROSE
STREET.
Line 4
"That
is
my
name,
sir."
Line 5
An
elderly
man
was
seated
at
a
table
and
a
young
man
stood
opposite
to
him.
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Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is my name, sir."”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.”
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57
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By OLD SLEUTH.
COMPANY
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
Detectives
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From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
elderly
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From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
GIL'S
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From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is my name, sir."
J
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
JACK
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From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
man
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From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
MARVELOUS
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From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That is my name, sir."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is my name, sir."
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
OGILVIE
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
OLD
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From this reading By OLD SLEUTH.
opposite
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From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
PUBLISHING
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
ROSE
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
S
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
seated
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From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
sir
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From this reading "That is my name, sir."
SKILL
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From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
SLEUTH
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From this reading By OLD SLEUTH.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
STREET
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
table
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From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is my name, sir."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
Two
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From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.
WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL.
YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
young
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From this reading An elderly man was seated at a table and a young man stood opposite to him.