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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 I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...
any
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become
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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brother
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came
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charges
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Chicago
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couldn't
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criminal
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decided
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didn't
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
face
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failed
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forced
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go
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you.
I'd
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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kind
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lie
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longer
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
New
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I decided I couldn't go on being that kind of person any longer, not even to save my brother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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person
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realized
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said
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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
see
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stab
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From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I tried to stab him in the New Chicago Underground and failed ...
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you.
tried
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Underground
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vicious
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From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
wanted
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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
Wendel
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From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I realized what Wendel had done to me, what a vicious person I'd become.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I didn't lie when I said I came to save my brother, that I wanted to see Wendel exposed ... forced to face criminal charges.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you.