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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 A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
adjoining
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two powerful men lifted the inert body into the vehicle.
brotherhood
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
cab
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
Contraras
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
crawled
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
dared
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
deliberations
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
driven
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
driver
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From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
drove
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From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
five
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
halted
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
happened
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From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
house
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
inert
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From this reading The two powerful men lifted the inert body into the vehicle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two powerful men lifted the inert body into the vehicle.
judgment
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
lieutenants
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
lifted
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From this reading The two powerful men lifted the inert body into the vehicle.
locked
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
man
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
member
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
men
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
partially
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
plans
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
powerful
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From this reading The two powerful men lifted the inert body into the vehicle.
presiding
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
pronounce
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
rapidly
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From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
recovered
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
room
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
saw
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From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
sitting
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
slowly
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a seat across a small boat for a rower
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
tribunal
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From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
trusted
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From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
two
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From this reading A cab, driven by a member of the brotherhood, had crawled slowly after the two men.
up
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From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
vehicle
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From this reading The two powerful men lifted the inert body into the vehicle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As soon as the driver saw what had happened, he drove rapidly up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They locked him in a room adjoining that in which Contraras was presiding over the deliberations of his five trusted lieutenants.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was partially recovered when they halted at the house where the tribunal of five was sitting to pronounce judgment on the man who had dared to thwart their plans.
