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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 Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
asking
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
bar
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From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
buddy
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From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
Calhoun
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
chance
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
coming
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From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
edge
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From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
fellow
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From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
glad
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
growl
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
held
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
Hold
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From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to talk to you."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
indicated
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
instead
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
key
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
killed
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
knew
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
knowledge
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
Many
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
men
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
order
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
painting
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
placating
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
possess
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
rock
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
said
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From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
scientific
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
set
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From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
spoke
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From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
stop
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
talk
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From this reading "I want to talk to you."
teeth
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From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
There
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
Tom
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
tone
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Hold it, buddy," this fellow said, coming along the bar toward me.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
voice
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
want
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From this reading "I want to talk to you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
way
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From this reading The way he spoke set my teeth on edge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
whining
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From this reading There was a whining, placating tone in his voice, but under this was a growl which indicated that if he had the chance, he would be glad to _order_ me to stop and talk to him, instead of asking me.
world
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From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many men would have killed to possess the painting--for Tom Calhoun knew it held a key to knowledge that would rock the scientific world!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want to talk to you."
