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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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allowed
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From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
answer
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any
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
chance
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comes
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D
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despair
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It wouldn’t do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
Generale
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guess
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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Hubert
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husband
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From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wouldn’t do.
la
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ldquo
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From this reading </p> <p> “You see?
lifted
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Madame
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money
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From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
p
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perusing
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rdquo
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reconciled
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rsquo
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said
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see
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t
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From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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won
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From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
wouldn
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From this reading It wouldn’t do.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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