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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 That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
accomplished
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
any
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
arrest
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
arrive
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
Badger
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From this reading “Good morning, Badger.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
brief
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
careless
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From this reading He greeted the disguised detective with a careless nod, saying indifferently:
Carter
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
clean-cut
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
considerable
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
Detective
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
disguised
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From this reading He greeted the disguised detective with a careless nod, saying indifferently:
doubt
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
elated
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
entered
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
excitement
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
expected
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
features
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
felt
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
fit
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
Flood
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
Flood's
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
follow
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
forceful
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
Gerry
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Badger.
greeted
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From this reading He greeted the disguised detective with a careless nod, saying indifferently:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
immediately
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
indifferently
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From this reading He greeted the disguised detective with a careless nod, saying indifferently:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
located
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
moment
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Badger.
Nick
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
nod
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From this reading He greeted the disguised detective with a careless nod, saying indifferently:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
only
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
outward
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
paleness
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
particularly
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
prevent
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
promptly
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
recent
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
room
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
satisfaction
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
saw
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From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
saying
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From this reading He greeted the disguised detective with a careless nod, saying indifferently:
scene
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From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
settled
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
sign
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From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The settled paleness of Flood’s clean-cut, forceful features when Nick entered the room was the only outward sign of his recent brief excitement.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Though not particularly elated over having located Flood so promptly, Nick Carter felt considerable satisfaction in that he had accomplished it before Detective Gerry, who, he expected, might arrive upon the scene at any moment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He greeted the disguised detective with a careless nod, saying indifferently:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That Flood’s arrest would immediately follow, unless Nick saw fit to prevent it, the detective had not a doubt.
