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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 Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If, as you say, it was Richard Bates, why did he do it?”
Bates
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
Bob
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From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
desperate
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If, as you say, it was Richard Bates, why did he do it?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
don't
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
else
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
eyes
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
fashion
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
find
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From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
FittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
fixed
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
gaze
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
going
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From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
gulped
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If, as you say, it was Richard Bates, why did he do it?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
I'm
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From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, as you say, it was Richard Bates, why did he do it?”
important
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
keep
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
married
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
matter
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
minute
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
Molly
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
Moore
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From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
mouth
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
Now
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
out
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From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
piercing
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
pretended
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
Richard
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
rolled
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
say
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
scared
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
shield
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
shut
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From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
T
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It may have been Bob Moore, or——but I’m going to find out who it was, and I’m going to find out now.
why
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From this reading If, as you say, it was Richard Bates, why did he do it?”
wildly
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From this reading Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, “To shield somebody else.”
Wise
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From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fitted to a T “Now, look here, Molly,” and Wise fixed her with his piercing gaze, “you say Richard Bates married you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t believe it for a minute, but I do believe somebody married you, or pretended to, to keep your mouth shut on an important matter.
