The Handcuff Is Quicker Than the

Jostle Confederate Dupe Incipient Inadvertent

The original paragraph

Slippery Eddie, the infamous pickpocket, was back at work, and every detective had to be especially vigilant. Eddie’s technique was to jostle a victim toward a confederate who would then slip the man’s wallet out of his back pocket while Eddie was stammering an apology to the confused dupe. Within a week the incipient crime wave came to an end when Slippery Eddie inadvertently chose the chief of police for his victim. Although Eddie loathes Sing Sing, it’s his permanent address now.

New Vocabulary

Jostle v. Bump against someone roughly

Confederate n. Accomplice

Dupe n. A person easily tricked

Incipient adj. in an initial stage

Inadvertently adv. accidentally

Paragraph Paraphrase

Slippery Eddie, the notorious pickpocket, was back in the field. The news got every policeman alerted. The trick Eddie used was to bump against someone roughly toward his accomplice. In an second, the confederate would steal the man’s wallet out of his back pocket while Eddie tried to apology to the deceived. Less than a week the crime wave, which was still at the initial stage, came to a haut when Slippery Eddie accidentally picked the chief of police for his victims. Although Eddie hated Sing Sing, it’s now his permanent address.