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adjoining
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
almost
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From this reading Nick gave up that idea almost at the outset.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick gave up that idea almost at the outset.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
Belle
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
Braddon
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That help would come to him seemed equally improbable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
departure
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
dwellings
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That help would come to him seemed equally improbable.
felt
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
Flood's
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
gave
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From this reading Nick gave up that idea almost at the outset.
gone
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
heard
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That help would come to him seemed equally improbable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
house
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
houses
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
idea
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From this reading Nick gave up that idea almost at the outset.
idle
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
improbable
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From this reading That help would come to him seemed equally improbable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
kept
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
made
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
measure
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
midway
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
only
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
outset
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From this reading Nick gave up that idea almost at the outset.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
persons
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
possibility
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
precise
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
quiet
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
remain
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
said
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That help would come to him seemed equally improbable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
situation
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
sprung
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
street
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
then
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From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
there
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
trap
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Nick kept quiet only until he felt sure she had gone, and then he began to take the precise measure of his situation.
up
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From this reading Nick gave up that idea almost at the outset.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
vacant
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From this reading Nick Carter did not long remain idle after Belle Braddon left him alone in the trap she had sprung on him and made her departure from Flood’s vacant house.
walled
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From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With both houses vacant, and the walled passage midway between them, there was, as Belle Braddon had said, no possibility that he could make himself heard by persons in the adjoining dwellings or upon the street.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That help would come to him seemed equally improbable.
