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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 To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
actions
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From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
always
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From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
belonged
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
bewilderment
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
big
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From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
candidature
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
Carnac
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
Carnac's
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
changed
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
class
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
enough
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
Fabian
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
Grier
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
indignant
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
intuition
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From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
Junia
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From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
Junia's
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
Luke
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
made
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
most
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
often
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
Only
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From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
people
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
person
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From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
reasonableness
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From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
second
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
shock
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
some
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
surprise
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
Tarboe
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
things
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From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
two
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From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
views
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
wife
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
