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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 AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
Blenham
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From this reading "I hate Blenham worse than a Packard!"
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
brewed
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
CALLS
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
certain
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From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
day
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From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
detested
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
didn't
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From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
effect
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From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
foreman
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
gone
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
grew
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
hate
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From this reading "I hate Blenham worse than a Packard!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
hesitate
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
historic
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From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
house
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hate Blenham worse than a Packard!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
intimate
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
Just
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From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
liking
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
log
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From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
more
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
other
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From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
Packard
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From this reading "I hate Blenham worse than a Packard!"
purely
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From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
remark
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From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
rhetorical
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From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
said
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From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
scarcely
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
second
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
soul
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
STEVE
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
tempest
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
Terry
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I hate Blenham worse than a Packard!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
True
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
turbulent
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From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Just the other day upon a certain historic log had she not said:
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
Well
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From this reading But-- Well, if Steve didn't know, at least Terry did, that that remark was uttered purely for its rhetorical effect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AND CALLS ON STEVE Though a tempest brewed in her soul and her blood grew turbulent with it, Terry did not hesitate from the first second.
worse
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From this reading "I hate Blenham worse than a Packard!"
youngest
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From this reading True, she had gone on to intimate that the youngest of the house of Packard was scarcely more to her liking than was the detested foreman.
