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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 The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
acquiescent
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From this reading She was too quiet, too acquiescent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
cringe
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
cunning
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
dark
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From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
delight
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
Doyle
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From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
Europe
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
filled
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From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
financial
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
frenzy
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From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
go
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
going
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From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
growing
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
heard
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
house
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From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
Jim
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From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
Lily
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From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
manner
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From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
more
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
outlining
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
pale
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
promised
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
quiet
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From this reading She was too quiet, too acquiescent.
savage
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
scheme
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
seeing
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
smoldering
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
suspicion
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From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
taken
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
there
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
threw
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From this reading The discovery that Lily had left his house threw Jim Doyle into a frenzy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
too
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From this reading She was too quiet, too acquiescent.
very
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From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was too quiet, too acquiescent.
weeks
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
wife
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From this reading Either she had heard more that morning than he had thought, or--In his cunning mind for weeks there had been growing a smoldering suspicion of his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very manner of her going filled him with dark suspicion.
Woslosky
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From this reading In the beginning, when Woslosky had brought the scheme to him, and had promised it financial support from Europe, he had taken a cruel and savage delight in outlining it to her, in seeing her cringe and go pale.
