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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 warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
achieve
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From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
affair
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
all
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
Also
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would only play this as his last card.
block
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
card
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From this reading He would only play this as his last card.
Clifford
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
continent
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
CORDOVA
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
ends
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From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
even
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
ex-pickpocket
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
find
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
held
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would only play this as his last card.
how
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
influence
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
Joe
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
last
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From this reading He would only play this as his last card.
Loveman
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
Loveman's
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
made
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
marriage
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
Mary's
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
Mortons
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From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
NINA
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
objection
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
only
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From this reading He would only play this as his last card.
out
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
plan
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
play
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From this reading He would only play this as his last card.
possibly
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
prevent
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
probably
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
procedure
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From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
quickly
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
realized
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
regard
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
regarding
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
sister
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
Slant-Face
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
some
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From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
strong
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From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
thought
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
true
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
unavailable
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
Uncle
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
viewpoint
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From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
warn
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From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
width
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From this reading Also he thought of her Uncle Joe; but the same objection held true regarding him, and also the width of the continent made him unavailable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clifford thought of Slant-Face; but he realized that Slant-Face would probably have no influence with his sister, and possibly the ex-pickpocket might even regard the affair from Mary’s viewpoint.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To warn the Mortons would achieve some of these ends; but he had a strong repugnance to this procedure.
Yes
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From this reading NINA CORDOVA Yes, he must prevent this marriage, he must block Loveman, he must find out Loveman’s plan, and he must do all quickly--but how?
