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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 "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
afraid
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The others rose and bowed, then left.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
apartment
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
back
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
bored
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
bowed
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From this reading The others rose and bowed, then left.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
challenge
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
Corina
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
damn
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
danger
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
elevator
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
enjoying
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
eventually
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
find
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
floor
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
get
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
grin
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From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
It's
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
Jim
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
job
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The others rose and bowed, then left.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
Medart
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
offered
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
others
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From this reading The others rose and bowed, then left.
out
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
positive
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
prove
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From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
Rangers
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
responsibility
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From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
rose
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From this reading The others rose and bowed, then left.
run
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
said
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
strange
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The others rose and bowed, then left.
then
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From this reading The others rose and bowed, then left.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
waited
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From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was afraid to take this job, and I am still not positive that I should have been offered it--but I find myself enjoying even the danger and the responsibility."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Corina waited until she and Medart were on an elevator to the Rangers' apartment floor, then she said, "It is strange, Jim.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
won't
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Which," Medart said with a grin, "should prove to you that you are right for the job.
you'll
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From this reading It's one challenge after another, and you'll eventually run into one you won't get back out of--but in the meantime you can be damn sure you won't be bored."
